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 102
... sword , Excalibur . The young king marvelled at the shining sword but Merlin insisted that the scabbard was worth ten of the swords because it prevented loss of blood in battle . ( ILLUSTRATION BY AUBREY BEARDSLEY , C. 1870. ) THE LADY ...
... sword , Excalibur . The young king marvelled at the shining sword but Merlin insisted that the scabbard was worth ten of the swords because it prevented loss of blood in battle . ( ILLUSTRATION BY AUBREY BEARDSLEY , C. 1870. ) THE LADY ...
Page 207
... sword thrust into the Branstock oak by Odin . With this sword he won fame throughout Scandinavia , but also provoked the envy of his brother - in - law , Siggeir , who resolved to slay all the Volsungs . All ten sons were tied to forest ...
... sword thrust into the Branstock oak by Odin . With this sword he won fame throughout Scandinavia , but also provoked the envy of his brother - in - law , Siggeir , who resolved to slay all the Volsungs . All ten sons were tied to forest ...
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... sword deep into an oak and told the company that the weapon would belong to the man who pulled it out . Whoever wielded the sword could never be defeated . THE VIGRID PLAIN ( above ) was mapped out as the battlefield of Ragnarok . When ...
... sword deep into an oak and told the company that the weapon would belong to the man who pulled it out . Whoever wielded the sword could never be defeated . THE VIGRID PLAIN ( above ) was mapped out as the battlefield of Ragnarok . When ...
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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