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... father Zal , born abnormal , with white hair , was left exposed on a moun- tainside . He was saved and fostered by a giant bird , the Simurgh ( linked to the Sasanian Senmurv ) , which later comes , with its magically potent feathers to ...
... father Zal , born abnormal , with white hair , was left exposed on a moun- tainside . He was saved and fostered by a giant bird , the Simurgh ( linked to the Sasanian Senmurv ) , which later comes , with its magically potent feathers to ...
Page 88
... father and their elite band of war- riors , the Fianna . They were joined by a beautiful , fairy - like woman on a white horse . Her name was Naim of the Golden Hair and she had come , she said , to take Oisin home with her to Tir na ...
... father and their elite band of war- riors , the Fianna . They were joined by a beautiful , fairy - like woman on a white horse . Her name was Naim of the Golden Hair and she had come , she said , to take Oisin home with her to Tir na ...
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... father threw her overboard into the sea . Clinging on to the side of the boat , Sedna pleaded with her father to save her . The storm grew wilder and , one by one , Sedna's father cut off the joints of her fingers . As they hit the ...
... father threw her overboard into the sea . Clinging on to the side of the boat , Sedna pleaded with her father to save her . The storm grew wilder and , one by one , Sedna's father cut off the joints of her fingers . As they hit the ...
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Aboriginal Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arnhem Land Australia Baal became believed bird birth body brother Buddha Buddhist called carved Celtic Celts century BCE civilisation creation myths creatures Cúchulainn cult culture cycle Daksha dance daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine earth Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father female fertility figure fire fish flood Freyja giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek head heaven hero Huitzilopochtli human hunting important Indian Inuit island Izanagi journey killed king Krishna lived Loki Lugh magic married Mesoamerica Mesoamerican Mexica moon mother mountain mythic mythology nature night Ninurta ocean Odin Okuninushi origin painting religion religious ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice serpent shaman Shiva Slav soul spirits stone stories Sumerian supernatural Susa-no-o symbol Taíno temple themes Thor tion told tree tribes trickster Tuatha Dé Danann Ugarit underworld Vishnu warrior wife woman women worshipped Zeus