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 147
... lived a gloomy miller grimly grinding mounds of corn . He observed dourly that the corn symbolized all that men begrudged each other . The voyagers , aghast , sailed away . ( ILLUSTRATION BY ALAN LEE , 1984. ) meat . Two subsequent ...
... lived a gloomy miller grimly grinding mounds of corn . He observed dourly that the corn symbolized all that men begrudged each other . The voyagers , aghast , sailed away . ( ILLUSTRATION BY ALAN LEE , 1984. ) meat . Two subsequent ...
Page 282
... lived a life of luxury together . In time , however , Gilgamesh was instructed by the gods to leave his home in order to fight Khumbaba , or Huwawa , the horri- ble monster who lived some 20,000 marching hours away from Uruk at Cedar ...
... lived a life of luxury together . In time , however , Gilgamesh was instructed by the gods to leave his home in order to fight Khumbaba , or Huwawa , the horri- ble monster who lived some 20,000 marching hours away from Uruk at Cedar ...
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... lived in Asgard , a mighty stronghold where the souls of the bravest men killed in battle were taken after death by the Valkyries . After settling an early conflict with Vanir , another race of gods , the Aesir turned their attention to ...
... lived in Asgard , a mighty stronghold where the souls of the bravest men killed in battle were taken after death by the Valkyries . After settling an early conflict with Vanir , another race of gods , the Aesir turned their attention to ...
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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