The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A - Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient WorldHermes House, 1999 - 512 pages "The myths and legends of the ancient worlds, from Greece, Rome and Egypt to the Norse and Celtic lands, through Persia and India to China and the Far East. A comprehensive A to Z of the classic stories of gods and goddesses, heroes and mythical beasts, wizards and warriors"--Page 1 of cover. |
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... goddess of Carchemish in Asia Minor . As a local goddess , she had only a minor role to play in the mythology of the region . In due course , however , she became the chief goddess of the neo - Hittite kingdoms and took on the ...
... goddess of Carchemish in Asia Minor . As a local goddess , she had only a minor role to play in the mythology of the region . In due course , however , she became the chief goddess of the neo - Hittite kingdoms and took on the ...
Page 496
... GODDESS LETO THANESS METIS " WISDOM " THANESS SWALLOWED BY ZEUS = MNEMOSYNE " MEMORY " THANESS GAVE BIRTH TO THE MUSES EILEITHYIA GODDESS OF CHILDBIRTH PERSEPHONE QUEEN OF THE UNDERWORLD , WIFE OF ZEUS ' BROTHER HADES ATHENA GODDESS OF ...
... GODDESS LETO THANESS METIS " WISDOM " THANESS SWALLOWED BY ZEUS = MNEMOSYNE " MEMORY " THANESS GAVE BIRTH TO THE MUSES EILEITHYIA GODDESS OF CHILDBIRTH PERSEPHONE QUEEN OF THE UNDERWORLD , WIFE OF ZEUS ' BROTHER HADES ATHENA GODDESS OF ...
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... GODDESS OF MOISTURE SKY GOD NUT SKY GODDESS NAMMU THE PRIMEVAL SEA ENLIL ΚΙ EARTH GODDESS GOD OF AIR AND VEGETATION NANNA / SIN = NINLIL GRAIN GODDESS T he Sumerians , living in Mesopotamia in the fourth and third millennia BC ...
... GODDESS OF MOISTURE SKY GOD NUT SKY GODDESS NAMMU THE PRIMEVAL SEA ENLIL ΚΙ EARTH GODDESS GOD OF AIR AND VEGETATION NANNA / SIN = NINLIL GRAIN GODDESS T he Sumerians , living in Mesopotamia in the fourth and third millennia BC ...
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According Aesir Ahura Mazda ALAN LEE Amaterasu ancient Angra Mainyu Arthur ASGARD avatar Balder battle beautiful became bodhisattva brother Buddha Buddhism CANVAS cauldron Celtic century BC chariot creatures Cuchulainn daughter dead death deity demon depicted divine dragon earth emperor eventually evil father fell fertility Finn MacCool fire Fomorii FREYJA frost giants Gautama gave Germanic mythology Gilgamesh goddess gods golden Grail Greek head heaven Hera Heracles hero Hindu human ILLUSTRATION BY ALAN ILLUSTRATION BY NICK immortality Indra Ireland Irish Irish mythology island Izanagi killed king known Krishna land lived Loki lover Lugh magic married monster mortal mother mountain myth name means NICK BEALE night Odin Odin's Odysseus Okuninushi otherworld queen Ragnarok returned river Roman ruler sacred sent serpent Shiva sometimes spirits story sword symbol Theseus Thor Tibet took tree Trojan Tuatha De Danann Ulster underworld Vanir Vishnu warrior wife worshipped Zeus