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Page 19
Worship of Tammuz, the husband of Ishtar, had spread early into Canaan, even
finding a temporary place in Hebrew worship. A similar concern with fertility is
evident in Hittite mythology. Quite often a god disappeared, either in anger or in ...
Worship of Tammuz, the husband of Ishtar, had spread early into Canaan, even
finding a temporary place in Hebrew worship. A similar concern with fertility is
evident in Hittite mythology. Quite often a god disappeared, either in anger or in ...
Page 34
Although formal ancestor worship has largely disappeared in the People's
Republic, respect for one's forebears is still shown, though with flowers rather
than by sweeping the ancestral graves. For the Shang kings, the heavenly
powers ...
Although formal ancestor worship has largely disappeared in the People's
Republic, respect for one's forebears is still shown, though with flowers rather
than by sweeping the ancestral graves. For the Shang kings, the heavenly
powers ...
Page 82
At that time, the policies of the Seleucid ruler Antiochus Epiphanes threatened
traditional worship and had driven the Hebrews into open revolt. The book tells of
Daniel comforting the Hebrews, saying, “there shall stand up yet three kings in ...
At that time, the policies of the Seleucid ruler Antiochus Epiphanes threatened
traditional worship and had driven the Hebrews into open revolt. The book tells of
Daniel comforting the Hebrews, saying, “there shall stand up yet three kings in ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
CELTIC AND CHRISTIAN EUROPE | 26 |
NORTH AMERICA | 42 |
Copyright | |
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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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