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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... once again to deal with the unsleeping snake , and Jason seized the Golden Fleece . The Argonauts quickly rowed away from Colchis with the fleece and Medea , whom Jason had promised to marry once back in Thessaly . The Colchian princess ...
... once again to deal with the unsleeping snake , and Jason seized the Golden Fleece . The Argonauts quickly rowed away from Colchis with the fleece and Medea , whom Jason had promised to marry once back in Thessaly . The Colchian princess ...
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... once , but she told her captors that she was too ill to be able to travel for another day . The next morning she showed them her new - born son , a gift to Ulster . DECHTIRE , who had disappeared mysteriously on her wedding day ...
... once , but she told her captors that she was too ill to be able to travel for another day . The next morning she showed them her new - born son , a gift to Ulster . DECHTIRE , who had disappeared mysteriously on her wedding day ...
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... once the most trustworthy of God's angels . God therefore placed the angel in the Garden of Eden , so that it might remind ADAM of his promise to God . However , with the Fall , Adam forgot his promise , and God THE KA'ABA or " Square ...
... once the most trustworthy of God's angels . God therefore placed the angel in the Garden of Eden , so that it might remind ADAM of his promise to God . However , with the Fall , Adam forgot his promise , and God THE KA'ABA or " Square ...
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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