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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... night , guided by a 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 ...
... night , guided by a 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 ...
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... ( night ) , patient wife of Odysseus , shared her husband's cleverness . During his long absence , she kept her many suitors at bay by refusing to marry until she had completed a shroud which she secretly unravelled each night , until the ...
... ( night ) , patient wife of Odysseus , shared her husband's cleverness . During his long absence , she kept her many suitors at bay by refusing to marry until she had completed a shroud which she secretly unravelled each night , until the ...
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... night . One evening , the Gandharvas approached Urvasi and Pururavas as they lay sleeping , and stole one of the ... night of the year with her , in order that he might see his son . On the last night of the year , the Gandharvas took ...
... night . One evening , the Gandharvas approached Urvasi and Pururavas as they lay sleeping , and stole one of the ... night of the year with her , in order that he might see his son . On the last night of the year , the Gandharvas took ...
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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