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... MOTHER ONE OF THE MOST extraordinary deities introduced to Rome was that of the ' Great Mother ' or ' Magna Mater ' , the Roman name for the Phrygian fertility god- dess Cybele . Her cult was brought into Rome in 204 BCE on the advice ...
... MOTHER ONE OF THE MOST extraordinary deities introduced to Rome was that of the ' Great Mother ' or ' Magna Mater ' , the Roman name for the Phrygian fertility god- dess Cybele . Her cult was brought into Rome in 204 BCE on the advice ...
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... mother's womb through her head , remaining in her womb for 10 years . Now Iboniamasiboniamanoro caused his mother to wander the earth , seeking a place where he might be born . He finally decided that it should be a farm . He asked his ...
... mother's womb through her head , remaining in her womb for 10 years . Now Iboniamasiboniamanoro caused his mother to wander the earth , seeking a place where he might be born . He finally decided that it should be a farm . He asked his ...
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... Mother Ale 109 Mother Earth 208 , 268 Mother of the sky 303 Motu 254-5 Mucalinda 212 Mug Ruith 92 Mukunga M'bura 254 Mumuna 241 Mundhir 40 Muninn 130 Mush 43 Mushhushu 19 Nabu 25 Nadulmi 240 Nafanua 225 , 228 Nagah 276 , 277 Naim 88 ...
... Mother Ale 109 Mother Earth 208 , 268 Mother of the sky 303 Motu 254-5 Mucalinda 212 Mug Ruith 92 Mukunga M'bura 254 Mumuna 241 Mundhir 40 Muninn 130 Mush 43 Mushhushu 19 Nabu 25 Nadulmi 240 Nafanua 225 , 228 Nagah 276 , 277 Naim 88 ...
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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