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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... warrior and poet , and a cousin of FINN MACCOOL , leader of the FIANNA , the warrior bodyguard of the High King of Ireland . Cailte , though exceptionally thin , was a formidable fighter and is credited with killing LIR , the sea god ...
... warrior and poet , and a cousin of FINN MACCOOL , leader of the FIANNA , the warrior bodyguard of the High King of Ireland . Cailte , though exceptionally thin , was a formidable fighter and is credited with killing LIR , the sea god ...
Page 120
... warrior was Cuchulainn's son by the warrior - princess AOIFA . Neither father nor son would identify them- selves , so a tragic fight ensued . A gold ring on Conlai's finger revealed too late that he was Cuchulainn's own offpsring ...
... warrior was Cuchulainn's son by the warrior - princess AOIFA . Neither father nor son would identify them- selves , so a tragic fight ensued . A gold ring on Conlai's finger revealed too late that he was Cuchulainn's own offpsring ...
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... warriors . Culhwch's stepmother hated him so much that she cursed him to marry only Olwen , a girl whom the warrior came to love dearly . Yspaddaden was so upset by the obvious affection between Olwen and Culhwch that he set his ...
... warriors . Culhwch's stepmother hated him so much that she cursed him to marry only Olwen , a girl whom the warrior came to love dearly . Yspaddaden was so upset by the obvious affection between Olwen and Culhwch that he set his ...
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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