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 47
... underworld , the realm of the dead . He was the son of CRONOS and RHEA , and the brother of ZEUS , POSEIDON , HERA , DEMETER and Hestia . He forcibly married PERSEPHONE , Demeter's daughter . At the division of the universe after the ...
... underworld , the realm of the dead . He was the son of CRONOS and RHEA , and the brother of ZEUS , POSEIDON , HERA , DEMETER and Hestia . He forcibly married PERSEPHONE , Demeter's daughter . At the division of the universe after the ...
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... underworld as a substitute for Inana on the god- dess's own orders . When Inana returned from the underworld to her city of Uruk , to find Dumuzi sitting happily on a throne rather than mourning her , she fastened the eye of death on ...
... underworld as a substitute for Inana on the god- dess's own orders . When Inana returned from the underworld to her city of Uruk , to find Dumuzi sitting happily on a throne rather than mourning her , she fastened the eye of death on ...
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... underworld but were then miraculously restored to life , echoed through many ancient cultures . Like the promise of ... underworld . ADONIS ( above ) , the beautiful youth , was the lover of Phoenicians and Canaanites . He was gored to ...
... underworld but were then miraculously restored to life , echoed through many ancient cultures . Like the promise of ... underworld . ADONIS ( above ) , the beautiful youth , was the lover of Phoenicians and Canaanites . He was gored to ...
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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