The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A - Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient World"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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... sent her son , Eros , to inspire Psyche with a passion for an ugly man , but he was so entranced when he saw her that he dropped an arrow on his foot , and so fell in love with her himself . ( CUPID AND PSYCHE BY FRANCOIS GERARD ...
... sent her son , Eros , to inspire Psyche with a passion for an ugly man , but he was so entranced when he saw her that he dropped an arrow on his foot , and so fell in love with her himself . ( CUPID AND PSYCHE BY FRANCOIS GERARD ...
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... sent out by the frightened frost giants to mystify mighty Thor . HUGINN ( " Thought " ) and Muninn ( " Memory " ) were the ravens of ODIN , the chief Germanic god . In order to be informed about events in the nine worlds , Odin sent the ...
... sent out by the frightened frost giants to mystify mighty Thor . HUGINN ( " Thought " ) and Muninn ( " Memory " ) were the ravens of ODIN , the chief Germanic god . In order to be informed about events in the nine worlds , Odin sent the ...
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... sent a snake to attack Shiva , who merely hung it around his neck as a garland . Finally , the rishis sent an evil dwarf armed with a club to attack the god , but Shiva responded by placing his foot on the dwarf's back and beginning to ...
... sent a snake to attack Shiva , who merely hung it around his neck as a garland . Finally , the rishis sent an evil dwarf armed with a club to attack the god , but Shiva responded by placing his foot on the dwarf's back and beginning to ...
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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