Larousse World MythologyPierre Grimal Putnam, 1965 - 560 pages In a book of generous proportions, Pierre Grimal's twenty-three authors survey the myths of the world's principal societies with perception. They analyze the form and function of myth, note its variations and evolution, and examine recurrent themes. |
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MAN AND MYTH 271 CHINA THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER | 9 |
THE PROBLEM | 17 |
Prehistoric rock painting from Tanzoumaitak | 20 |
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Achilles Aesir Agni Amesha Spentas ancient animals Aphrodite Apollo appear Artemis asura Athena Baal became birth Bodhisattva body Brahma British Museum brother Buddha bull called century B.C. created creation creatures Cronus cult cycle daughter dead death deities demons depicted Dionysus divine Dynasty earth Egyptian Enlil existence eyes fact father finally fire gave giant Giraudon goddess gods Greek hand head heaven Hephaestus Hera Heracles hero Hindu Hittite horse Horus human Hurrite Indian Indra Izanagi killed king known Krishna Kumarbis land later legend living magic master monster moon mother mountain myth mythical mythology nature Odysseus origin Osiris palace pantheon Poseidon priests religion religious rites ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice Semitic serpent Siva soul spirits stone storm-god story Sumer Sumerian sun-god symbol temple texts Theseus thought tion took tradition Trojan Ullikummis underworld Vishnu warriors wife worshipped young Zeus