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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... originally a princess of Tyre , in Phoenicia , became the tragic queen of Carthage and the abandoned love of AENEAS . Her husband had been murdered by her brother , when the latter ascended the throne of Tyre . Dido escaped from ...
... originally a princess of Tyre , in Phoenicia , became the tragic queen of Carthage and the abandoned love of AENEAS . Her husband had been murdered by her brother , when the latter ascended the throne of Tyre . Dido escaped from ...
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... ORIGINALLY SINISTER SPIRITS of slaughter , dark angels of death who soared over the battlefields like birds of prey , meting out fate in the name of Odin . Chosen heroes were gathered up and borne away to Valhalla , the heavenly abode ...
... ORIGINALLY SINISTER SPIRITS of slaughter , dark angels of death who soared over the battlefields like birds of prey , meting out fate in the name of Odin . Chosen heroes were gathered up and borne away to Valhalla , the heavenly abode ...
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... originally ruled over by a succession of beings , the first of whom were the black and warlike gnod - sbyin . YAMA appears in the Rig Veda , the ancient sacred hymns of Hinduism . He is the guardian of hell and is regarded as " King of ...
... originally ruled over by a succession of beings , the first of whom were the black and warlike gnod - sbyin . YAMA appears in the Rig Veda , the ancient sacred hymns of Hinduism . He is the guardian of hell and is regarded as " King of ...
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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