The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A - Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient World"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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Page 75
... head . Ready for the Medusa's head . Ready for the exploit at last , Perseus put on the shoes and flew to the Gorgon's cave in the far west . Careful not to look at Medusa directly , he approached by watching her reflec- tion in his ...
... head . Ready for the Medusa's head . Ready for the exploit at last , Perseus put on the shoes and flew to the Gorgon's cave in the far west . Careful not to look at Medusa directly , he approached by watching her reflec- tion in his ...
Page 298
... head with a golden chair and then slashed him with his sword from head to foot until Irej's body was streaming with blood . Tur tore Irej's head from his body , filled his skull with musk and amber , and sent it to Feridun . The king ...
... head with a golden chair and then slashed him with his sword from head to foot until Irej's body was streaming with blood . Tur tore Irej's head from his body , filled his skull with musk and amber , and sent it to Feridun . The king ...
Page 366
... head of an elephant and a pot belly , a symbol both of his greed and his ability to dispense success . He has four ... head off . Parvati was distraught and demanded that her son be brought back to life . The first head Shiva GANESHA ...
... head of an elephant and a pot belly , a symbol both of his greed and his ability to dispense success . He has four ... head off . Parvati was distraught and demanded that her son be brought back to life . The first head Shiva GANESHA ...
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The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A-Z Guide to the Myths and ... Arthur Cotterell No preview available - 2005 |
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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