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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... light that she placed in her tower . Next morning he would swim back at dawn . One stormy night the light blew out , HERO ( below ) looks for her Leander , who usually swam to her across the Hellespont guided by a light in her tower ...
... light that she placed in her tower . Next morning he would swim back at dawn . One stormy night the light blew out , HERO ( below ) looks for her Leander , who usually swam to her across the Hellespont guided by a light in her tower ...
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... light , symbolized not only sunlight - for originally Helios ( the sun ) radiated daylight and was only later identified with Apollo - but also the bright , life - giving , pure , healing light of divinity . Apollo's light underlies his ...
... light , symbolized not only sunlight - for originally Helios ( the sun ) radiated daylight and was only later identified with Apollo - but also the bright , life - giving , pure , healing light of divinity . Apollo's light underlies his ...
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... light of knowl- edge . A powerful Brahman called Ivashtri was determined to over- throw Indra . He fathered a son , Trisiras , whom he strengthened with his own powers . The son had three heads ; he read the Veda with 1573 his first ...
... light of knowl- edge . A powerful Brahman called Ivashtri was determined to over- throw Indra . He fathered a son , Trisiras , whom he strengthened with his own powers . The son had three heads ; he read the Veda with 1573 his first ...
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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