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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... lover , before she told him how to navigate through the waters of the Sirens and between Scylla , a monster , and Charybdis , a whirlpool . Scylla had been a rival of Circe , who had turned her into a monster when one of her many lovers ...
... lover , before she told him how to navigate through the waters of the Sirens and between Scylla , a monster , and Charybdis , a whirlpool . Scylla had been a rival of Circe , who had turned her into a monster when one of her many lovers ...
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... lover of the moon goddess Selene ( frequently identified with Diana ) , who bore him fifty daughters . Because she could not endure the thought that Endymion would eventually die , Selene put her youthful lover into an everlasting ...
... lover of the moon goddess Selene ( frequently identified with Diana ) , who bore him fifty daughters . Because she could not endure the thought that Endymion would eventually die , Selene put her youthful lover into an everlasting ...
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... LOVER'S HUSBAND CONCHOBHAR = KING OF ULSTER DIERDRE LOVER OF NAOISE , KILLS HERSELF WHEN MARRIED TO CONCHOBHAR MANANNAN MAC LIR SEA GOD SADB CUCHULAINN GREAT HERO OF ULSTER Trained for kingship by his ambitious mother , Conchobhar ruled ...
... LOVER'S HUSBAND CONCHOBHAR = KING OF ULSTER DIERDRE LOVER OF NAOISE , KILLS HERSELF WHEN MARRIED TO CONCHOBHAR MANANNAN MAC LIR SEA GOD SADB CUCHULAINN GREAT HERO OF ULSTER Trained for kingship by his ambitious mother , Conchobhar ruled ...
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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