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Page 93
The Dunsun of northern Borneo say that their ancestors would not listen to a god
who showed them the way to be immortal, and among the Australian aborigines
death is often regarded as a divine punishment for ingratitude. The Bagobo ...
The Dunsun of northern Borneo say that their ancestors would not listen to a god
who showed them the way to be immortal, and among the Australian aborigines
death is often regarded as a divine punishment for ingratitude. The Bagobo ...
Page 137
Whereas everyone has the same divine spark, the soul reflects individual
character and the inheritance each of us owes to our parents. This idea of a dual
spirit – part divine, part human – is very old indeed. In earlier times the Ashanti
were ...
Whereas everyone has the same divine spark, the soul reflects individual
character and the inheritance each of us owes to our parents. This idea of a dual
spirit – part divine, part human – is very old indeed. In earlier times the Ashanti
were ...
Page 253
... son of 89 disaster, Hindu gods of 32 discus 163; fiery 74 disease, introduction
of 44; Tibetan belief 120 Dives 195 divination: Chinese 34, Greek god of 65
divine doctor, Hindu 59 divine residences: Babylonian 126; Borneo 39;
Canaanite 18, ...
... son of 89 disaster, Hindu gods of 32 discus 163; fiery 74 disease, introduction
of 44; Tibetan belief 120 Dives 195 divination: Chinese 34, Greek god of 65
divine doctor, Hindu 59 divine residences: Babylonian 126; Borneo 39;
Canaanite 18, ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
CELTIC AND CHRISTIAN EUROPE | 26 |
NORTH AMERICA | 42 |
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According Achilles ancient Greeks animals APHRODITE Apollo ATHENA Aztec Baal battle became believed birth brother Buddha Buddhist Canaanite century Chinese Christian creation creator deity Cuchulainn cult daughter dead death demon Dionysus divine dragon earth Egypt Egyptian Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father fertility fire flood Gaia gave Germanic mythology giant Gilgamesh gods Greece Greek mythology head heaven Hera Heracles hero Hindu mythology Horus human husband immortal Inanna Inca Indians Indra Iranian Irish mythology island Izanagi killed king Kronos land legend legendary lived Loki Lugh magic mankind Marduk married Maya Mesopotamian Minos monster moon mountain myth name means night nymph Odin Odysseus Osiris Ouranos pantheon PoseidoN primeval river Roman Roman mythology Rome ruler sacred sent serpent Shiva snake souls spirit Sumerian temple Tiamat took tree trickster Trojan Troy underworld Vanir Vishnu warrior wife woman worship Yahweh Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & Legends |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0025801813, 9780025801813 |
| Length | 260 pages |
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