Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 117
... Asgard , on the top level . Also on this level was Vanaheim , dwelling place of the Vanir ( another group of gods ) , and Alfheim , domain of the elves . On the level below was Midgard , where men lived ; Jotunheim , land of the giants ...
... Asgard , on the top level . Also on this level was Vanaheim , dwelling place of the Vanir ( another group of gods ) , and Alfheim , domain of the elves . On the level below was Midgard , where men lived ; Jotunheim , land of the giants ...
Page 125
... Asgard with Loki . Loki was seized and threatened with torture and death . Terrified , he promised to go and look for Idunn if Freyja would lend him her falcon shape . Transformed into a falcon , Loki flew to Giantland and came to ...
... Asgard with Loki . Loki was seized and threatened with torture and death . Terrified , he promised to go and look for Idunn if Freyja would lend him her falcon shape . Transformed into a falcon , Loki flew to Giantland and came to ...
Page 131
... Asgard where he regur- gitated it . A few drops of mead fell outside Asgard , and that was the portion available to men . Carved dragon - head post from the burial ship discovered at Oseberg . U SHIP BURIALS THE ANGLO - SAXON EPIC poem ...
... Asgard where he regur- gitated it . A few drops of mead fell outside Asgard , and that was the portion available to men . Carved dragon - head post from the burial ship discovered at Oseberg . U SHIP BURIALS THE ANGLO - SAXON EPIC poem ...
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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