The Mythology Book

159 See also: The adventures of Thor and Loki in Jötunnheim 146–47 ■ The death of Baldur 148–49 ■ The twilight of the gods 150–5 ...

160 T he poems of the Kalevala, land of heroes, were compiled by folklorist Elias Lönnrot in the mid-1800s. He wove together the ...

161 See also: The quest of Odysseus 66–71 ■ The legend of King Arthur 172–77 ■ The epic of Gilgamesh 190–97 ■ The Ramayana 204–0 ...

162 a time, Ilmatar was preoccupied with her creations, but after 700 years of pregnancy, she gave birth to the first man: the f ...

163 Väinämöinen fights Louhi, who is transformed into a bird, to defend the stolen Sampo. This battle is sometimes interpreted a ...

164 See also: The war of the gods and Titans 28–29 ■ The treasures of the gods 144–45 ■ Izanagi and Izanami 220–21 ■ The night b ...

EUROPE 165 See also: The quest of Odysseus 66–71 ■ The labors of Herakles 72–75 ■ Aeneas 96–101 ■ The legend of King Arthur 172– ...

166 ONE WILL BE LONG FORGETTING CÚCHULAINN THE CATTLE RAID OF COOLEY T he Táin Bó Cúailnge—in English, The Cattle Raid of Cooley ...

167 Morrigan signals Cúchulainn’s death. The vibrant mosaic of the Tain Wall in Dublin by Desmond Kinney (1974) depicts scenes f ...

168 I n Celtic mythology, the creation of the Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland’s natural wonder, was the result of a conflict ...

169 The Giant’s Causeway is located in Antrim, Northern Ireland. Geologists trace its formation back to the rapid cooling of lav ...

170 SO THEY TOOK THE BLOSSOMS AND PRODUCED FROM THEM A MAIDEN BLODEUWEDD I n ancient Welsh mythology, Blodeuwedd—meaning “flower ...

171 Blodeuwedd met Gronw Pebyr as he hunted a stag near her home. They are depicted here by British artist Ernest Wallcousins fo ...

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174 K ing Arthur has a semi- historical status as the warlord who ruled Britain during a period of chaos created by the departur ...

175 duke named Gorlois. To avoid Uther’s advances, Igraine hid in Tintagel Castle, on a precipice on the Cornish coast. Merlin s ...

176 Arthur easily pulled the blade from the anvil. After proving several times that he could withdraw the sword, Arthur was hail ...

177 legend is that between Guinevere, Arthur’s wife, and his best knight, Sir Lancelot du Lac. The pair had an affair, but were ...

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