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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... horse god- dess , won the favour of the Roman army and was depicted in monu- ments set up at its cavalry barracks as ... horse carved in the chalk downs near Wantage , in southern England . The fact that she is often depicted riding a ...
... horse god- dess , won the favour of the Roman army and was depicted in monu- ments set up at its cavalry barracks as ... horse carved in the chalk downs near Wantage , in southern England . The fact that she is often depicted riding a ...
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... horse was kept in the temple for ritual divination . ( ILLUSTRATION BY NICK BEALE , 1995. ) dead , the living ... horse and ride out at nights against those who denied his divinity . In the morning the horse was often discovered to be ...
... horse was kept in the temple for ritual divination . ( ILLUSTRATION BY NICK BEALE , 1995. ) dead , the living ... horse and ride out at nights against those who denied his divinity . In the morning the horse was often discovered to be ...
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... horse , Rakhsh , refused to enter the hunting ground , the hero spurred him onwards . Both horse and rider fell into a ditch and were pierced through and through . Rustem died , but before doing so , he shot the king dead with his bow ...
... horse , Rakhsh , refused to enter the hunting ground , the hero spurred him onwards . Both horse and rider fell into a ditch and were pierced through and through . Rustem died , but before doing so , he shot the king dead with his bow ...
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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