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... giant's herdsman whose wife turned out to be Culhwch's aunt . When she heard of his quest , she was reluctant to help , having lost 23 of her 24 sons to the giant . Nevertheless , she arranged a meeting between Culhwch and Olwen . Olwen ...
... giant's herdsman whose wife turned out to be Culhwch's aunt . When she heard of his quest , she was reluctant to help , having lost 23 of her 24 sons to the giant . Nevertheless , she arranged a meeting between Culhwch and Olwen . Olwen ...
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... giant who came into being at the beginning of time , descended the race of giants . As Ymir slept , he sweated , and a male and female grew under his armpit , while one of his legs begot a monstrous son on the other . 0000 The great ...
... giant who came into being at the beginning of time , descended the race of giants . As Ymir slept , he sweated , and a male and female grew under his armpit , while one of his legs begot a monstrous son on the other . 0000 The great ...
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... giant , yet it was also Loki's cunning that reversed this calamity and brought Idunn back again . Loki was captured by a giant called Thjazi , who refused to free him unless he promised to bring Idunn out of Asgard with her apples ...
... giant , yet it was also Loki's cunning that reversed this calamity and brought Idunn back again . Loki was captured by a giant called Thjazi , who refused to free him unless he promised to bring Idunn out of Asgard with her apples ...
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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