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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Page 427
... immortality , he became a messenger of heaven . Lu Dongbin was born in the tenth century AD . While still a stu- dent , he met a fire dragon who gave him a magic sword with which he could conceal himself in heaven . Later , Lu Dongbin ...
... immortality , he became a messenger of heaven . Lu Dongbin was born in the tenth century AD . While still a stu- dent , he met a fire dragon who gave him a magic sword with which he could conceal himself in heaven . Later , Lu Dongbin ...
Page 453
... immortality by her kindness in attending to the needs of a filthy beggar , whose wounds she washed and dressed . The beggar turned out to be Li Tieguai , the first of the " Eight Immortals " . Lan Caihe was sometimes shown with a basket ...
... immortality by her kindness in attending to the needs of a filthy beggar , whose wounds she washed and dressed . The beggar turned out to be Li Tieguai , the first of the " Eight Immortals " . Lan Caihe was sometimes shown with a basket ...
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... immortality to sev- eral ancient Chinese rulers . In the myth of the divine archer YI and his wife ZHANG E , Yi is given the elixir of immortality by the " Queen Mother of the West " , but Zhang E drinks it all up , thereby condemn- ing ...
... immortality to sev- eral ancient Chinese rulers . In the myth of the divine archer YI and his wife ZHANG E , Yi is given the elixir of immortality by the " Queen Mother of the West " , but Zhang E drinks it all up , thereby condemn- ing ...
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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