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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... married Lavinia , the daugh- ter of King Latinus . It had been foretold that for the sake of the kingdom Lavinia must marry a man from abroad . The Trojans , in order to appease Juno , adopted the Latins ' traditions and language ...
... married Lavinia , the daugh- ter of King Latinus . It had been foretold that for the sake of the kingdom Lavinia must marry a man from abroad . The Trojans , in order to appease Juno , adopted the Latins ' traditions and language ...
Page 118
... married , King Conchobhar fell deeply in love with DEIRDRE , who was sometimes called Derdriu ( " of the Sorrows " ) . She was the daughter of an Ulster chieftain , and at her birth the druid CATHBAD had warned that , though Deirdre ...
... married , King Conchobhar fell deeply in love with DEIRDRE , who was sometimes called Derdriu ( " of the Sorrows " ) . She was the daughter of an Ulster chieftain , and at her birth the druid CATHBAD had warned that , though Deirdre ...
Page 124
... marry him . Once married , however , Deirdre remained sad and kept her distance from the king , with the result that he handed her over to the killer of Naoise . Rather than sleep with this man , she threw herself from his speeding ...
... marry him . Once married , however , Deirdre remained sad and kept her distance from the king , with the result that he handed her over to the killer of Naoise . Rather than sleep with this man , she threw herself from his speeding ...
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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