Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... Australia today . We should , however , be careful not to see mythology as solely a relic of primor- dial history ... AUSTRALIA Upper Swan River . Routes of earliest humans ( conjectural ) Topographical feature Desert region Evidence of ...
... Australia today . We should , however , be careful not to see mythology as solely a relic of primor- dial history ... AUSTRALIA Upper Swan River . Routes of earliest humans ( conjectural ) Topographical feature Desert region Evidence of ...
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... Australia . For example , in part of the myth of the two Mamandabari heroes among the Walbiri of central Australia , they pass a waterhole named Wurulyuwanda . On the waterhole they see whistling ducks and galah cockatoos eating grass ...
... Australia . For example , in part of the myth of the two Mamandabari heroes among the Walbiri of central Australia , they pass a waterhole named Wurulyuwanda . On the waterhole they see whistling ducks and galah cockatoos eating grass ...
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MYTH AND ART IN AUSTRALIA THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA , but par- ticularly in the Northern Territory , graphic designs are an important adjunct to the public narration of myth for ritual and ceremonial purposes . In central Australia , people ...
MYTH AND ART IN AUSTRALIA THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA , but par- ticularly in the Northern Territory , graphic designs are an important adjunct to the public narration of myth for ritual and ceremonial purposes . In central Australia , people ...
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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