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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 founding the Xia dynasty ;
archaeologists in China are disappeared in the People's Republic , respect for
one's presently searching for evidence of this legendary period . forebears is still
shown ...
Although formal ancestor worship has largely founding the Xia dynasty ;
archaeologists in China are disappeared in the People's Republic , respect for
one's presently searching for evidence of this legendary period . forebears is still
shown ...
Page 82
... splendid feast , during which mysterious Antiochus Epiphanes threatened trad
writing appeared on the palace wall . The lions ' den held no terrors for Daniel .
itional worship and had driven the Daniel alone was able to read the message ...
... splendid feast , during which mysterious Antiochus Epiphanes threatened trad
writing appeared on the palace wall . The lions ' den held no terrors for Daniel .
itional worship and had driven the Daniel alone was able to read the message ...
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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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