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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Greek mythology LASSICAL MONSTERS come in all shapes and colours ,
sometimes hideous , but sometimes bewitchingly fair , sometimes half - human
and sometimes entirely demonic . Monsters generally symbolize the dark and ...
Greek mythology LASSICAL MONSTERS come in all shapes and colours ,
sometimes hideous , but sometimes bewitchingly fair , sometimes half - human
and sometimes entirely demonic . Monsters generally symbolize the dark and ...
Page 154
MORHOLT was the gigantic of war deities who sometimes brother of the king of
Ireland , to appeared as beautiful beautiful young whom King Mark and Cornwall
women and sometimes as crows , were expected to pay an annual screeching ...
MORHOLT was the gigantic of war deities who sometimes brother of the king of
Ireland , to appeared as beautiful beautiful young whom King Mark and Cornwall
women and sometimes as crows , were expected to pay an annual screeching ...
Page 318
His name is sometimes translated as “ Emptiness ” , sometimes as “ He Who
Holds Up ” . Shu was created when the supreme god RA , as Ra - Atum , spat or
sneezed him out of his mouth . His consort was Tefnut , goddess of moisture ,
who ...
His name is sometimes translated as “ Emptiness ” , sometimes as “ He Who
Holds Up ” . Shu was created when the supreme god RA , as Ra - Atum , spat or
sneezed him out of his mouth . His consort was Tefnut , goddess of moisture ,
who ...
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| Title | The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A - Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient World |
| Authors | Arthur Cotterell, Rachel Storm |
| Publisher | Hermes House, 1999 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2011 |
| ISBN | 1840385162, 9781840385168 |
| Length | 512 pages |
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