The Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology

According Aesir Amaterasu ancient animals Aphrodite Apollo appeared arms Artemis Athene attributes battle became believed bird birth body born Brahman brother Buddha bull called celebrated Celtic Celts century A.D. Cronus cult Dagda daughter dead death deity Demeter demons Dionysus divine dynasty earth Egypt Enlil evil father festivals fire Freyja Gaea gave giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek hand head heaven Hephaestus Hera Hercules Hermes hero honour Horus human husband immortality Indra island Izanagi Kalevala killed king land later legend lived Loki magic monster moon mortal mother Mount mountain mythology myths night nymph O-Kuni-Nushi Odin Olympus origin Osiris palace Poseidon priests primitive religion represented river Roman sacred sacrifice sanctuary serpent Shamash Siva snake sometimes souls spirits stone Susanoo temple Thor took tradition tree tribes Tuatha Dé Danann underworld Vanir venerated Vishnu warriors wearing wife woman worshipped Zeus