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Zao-Shen, the Kitchen God
Image by E. T. C. Werner

Zao-Shen, the Kitchen God

Zao-Shen, the Kitchen God as depicted in Myths & Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (1922). New York: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.
Tuan Watches the Nemedians Arrive in Ireland
Image by J.C. Leyendecker

Tuan Watches the Nemedians Arrive in Ireland

An illustration of Tuan mac Cairill watching the arrival of the Nemedians, one of the group of peoples that attempted to settle in Ireland in that country's founding mythology. (Taken from T. W. Rolleston's 'Myths & Legends of the Celtic...
Giant Thiassi Kidnapping Idunn
Image by Harry George Theaker

Giant Thiassi Kidnapping Idunn

An illustration portraying the Norse goddess of fertility Idunn being kidnapped by the giant Thiassi. Idunn was a guardian of the fruit (usually given as apples) that kept the gods of Asgard eternally young. Due to its rejuvenating properties...
Celtic Warrior with Spear
Image by Stephen Reid

Celtic Warrior with Spear

An illustration by Stephen Reid of a Celtic warrior with a spear. (Internet Book Archive image. From page 330 of "Myths and Legends; the Celtic Race", Rolleston, T.W., Boston-Nickerson, 1910)
King Arthur Statue
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King Arthur Statue

Tintern Station, Gwent, Circle of Legends.
Skírnir and Gerðr
Image by Harry George Theaker

Skírnir and Gerðr

Artist's depiction showing a tale from Norse Mythology recorded in the Skírnismál in which Freyr sends his servant Skírnir to Jotunheim, the realm of the giants, in order to convince the giant-daughter Gerðr to marry Freyr. She refuses, and...
Lao-Tzu
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Lao-Tzu

Lao-Tzu (l. c. 500 BCE, also known as Laozi or Lao-Tze) was a Chinese philosopher credited with founding the philosophical system of Taoism. He is best known as the author of the Laozi (later retitled the Tao-Te-Ching translated as “The Way...
Kingdom of Axum
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Kingdom of Axum

The African kingdom of Axum (also Aksum) was located on the northern edge of the highland zone of the Red Sea coast, just above the horn of Africa. It was founded in the 1st century CE, flourished from the 3rd to 6th century CE, and then...
Enki
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Enki

Enki (also known as Ea, Enkig, Nudimmud, Ninsiku, Nissiku) was the Sumerian god of wisdom, fresh water, intelligence, trickery and mischief, crafts, magic, exorcism, healing, creation, virility, fertility, and art. Iconography depicts him...
Neo-Assyrian Empire
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Neo-Assyrian Empire

The Neo-Assyrian Empire (912-612 BCE) was the final stage of the Assyrian Empire, stretching throughout Mesopotamia, the Levant, Egypt, Anatolia, and into parts of Persia and Arabia. Beginning with the reign of Adad Nirari II (912-891 BCE...
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