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 136
... told his father that he should " make him a knight , for there is no man alive more deserv- ing of the order of knighthood " . As soon as Sir Galahad had taken his rightful place at the Round Table , the presence of the Grail was felt ...
... told his father that he should " make him a knight , for there is no man alive more deserv- ing of the order of knighthood " . As soon as Sir Galahad had taken his rightful place at the Round Table , the presence of the Grail was felt ...
Page 279
... told Etana to go to a par- ticular mountain . There , on the mountain , an eagle and a serpent had recently had a terrible quarrel . Each of the creatures had children but the eagle had eaten all the ser- pent's offspring . The serpent ...
... told Etana to go to a par- ticular mountain . There , on the mountain , an eagle and a serpent had recently had a terrible quarrel . Each of the creatures had children but the eagle had eaten all the ser- pent's offspring . The serpent ...
Page 347
... told him that , the following morning , the Gandharvas would grant him a wish . When Pururavas asked Urvasi what she thought he should ask for , she told him that he should seek to become a Gandharva . The next morning , Pururavas did ...
... told him that , the following morning , the Gandharvas would grant him a wish . When Pururavas asked Urvasi what she thought he should ask for , she told him that he should seek to become a Gandharva . The next morning , Pururavas did ...
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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