Great figures of mythology. Peter Clayton. 1990.

The gods and heroes in ancient mythology and religion influenced every aspect of the lives of their worshippers, not only devotional practices but the siting of cities, the planting of crops and the naming of children. This book, an alphabetical compendium of the great figures of mythology, explores the gods and heroes of such diverse cultures as Egypt, Greece and Rome, Babylonia and Mesopotamia, Celtic Europe and Scandinavia.