The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & LegendsMacmillan, 1989 - 260 pages Fully indexed and containing lavish color illustrations and a wealth of line drawings, this is the most up-to-date, beautiful, and graphically useful reference of its kind on the market today. |
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Page 51
... cult that first arose in Vailala after the First World War . It consists of ecstatic possession and promises its devotees marvellous gifts from a ship crewed by the ancestral spirits . The founder of the cult , an old man named Evara ...
... cult that first arose in Vailala after the First World War . It consists of ecstatic possession and promises its devotees marvellous gifts from a ship crewed by the ancestral spirits . The founder of the cult , an old man named Evara ...
Page 54
... cult to Cyprus where , as part of the cult of the love goddess APHRODITE , his annual death and rebirth passed into Greek mythology . Despite being transplanted into various local traditions on its journey westward , the story of Adonis ...
... cult to Cyprus where , as part of the cult of the love goddess APHRODITE , his annual death and rebirth passed into Greek mythology . Despite being transplanted into various local traditions on its journey westward , the story of Adonis ...
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... cult was wide- spread in the Greco - Roman world where , together with Osiris , she became the focus of a mystery cult that was very popular before the rise of Christianity . The Greeks identified her with DEMETER , HERA and APHRODITE ...
... cult was wide- spread in the Greco - Roman world where , together with Osiris , she became the focus of a mystery cult that was very popular before the rise of Christianity . The Greeks identified her with DEMETER , HERA and APHRODITE ...
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