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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Page 106
... spirits , fairies , elves and misshapen giants . Some are sparkling heavens and some are brooding hells . The veil between the visible and invisible worlds is gossamer - thin and easily torn . Seers and bards pass in and out on spirit ...
... spirits , fairies , elves and misshapen giants . Some are sparkling heavens and some are brooding hells . The veil between the visible and invisible worlds is gossamer - thin and easily torn . Seers and bards pass in and out on spirit ...
Page 188
... SPIRITS HE DRAMATIC LANDSCAPE of Scandinavia , with its electric skies , icy wastes and seething springs , was easily peopled with nature spirits . Such spirits roamed the mountains and snow slopes as fearsome frost , storm and fire ...
... SPIRITS HE DRAMATIC LANDSCAPE of Scandinavia , with its electric skies , icy wastes and seething springs , was easily peopled with nature spirits . Such spirits roamed the mountains and snow slopes as fearsome frost , storm and fire ...
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... spirits . The female spirits , yakshis , though graceful , can be spiteful and sometimes eat children . ( SANDSTONE BRACKET , 2ND CENTURY AD . ) spirits and protect Buddha and the Buddhist law . According to one tra- dition , Tibet was ...
... spirits . The female spirits , yakshis , though graceful , can be spiteful and sometimes eat children . ( SANDSTONE BRACKET , 2ND CENTURY AD . ) spirits and protect Buddha and the Buddhist law . According to one tra- dition , Tibet was ...
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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