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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... tree . Every October the Leshy went into a kind of hibernation , disappearing from his woodland home until the following spring , when he would return wilder and noisier than ever . LESIYE see THE LESHY LESOVIK see THE LESHY LIF and ...
... tree . Every October the Leshy went into a kind of hibernation , disappearing from his woodland home until the following spring , when he would return wilder and noisier than ever . LESIYE see THE LESHY LESOVIK see THE LESHY LIF and ...
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... tree in Germanic mythology . Its name is a reference either to the gallows or ODIN's horse . Not only did Odin hang himself on Yggdrasil for nine nights in order to learn wisdom , but sacrificial hangings from gallows trees were also a ...
... tree in Germanic mythology . Its name is a reference either to the gallows or ODIN's horse . Not only did Odin hang himself on Yggdrasil for nine nights in order to learn wisdom , but sacrificial hangings from gallows trees were also a ...
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... TREE BEFORE RAGNAROK YGGDRASIL THE COSMIC ASH TREE VIDOFNIR COCK PERCHED IN THE TREE'S BRANCHES ASGARD HOME OF THE AESIR MUSPELL LAND OF FIRE VANAHEIM HOME OF THE VANIR NIFLHEIM LAND OF THE DEAD , RULED BY HEL MIDGARD LAND OF HUMANS ...
... TREE BEFORE RAGNAROK YGGDRASIL THE COSMIC ASH TREE VIDOFNIR COCK PERCHED IN THE TREE'S BRANCHES ASGARD HOME OF THE AESIR MUSPELL LAND OF FIRE VANAHEIM HOME OF THE VANIR NIFLHEIM LAND OF THE DEAD , RULED BY HEL MIDGARD LAND OF HUMANS ...
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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