Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 34
... Baal , who was thought to reside on Mount Zaphon , the peak that towers above the city , and the goddesses Astart and Anat , an Ishtar - like deity of war and sexual love . THE BAAL - MYTHS THE NAME BAAL simply means ' lord ' or ...
... Baal , who was thought to reside on Mount Zaphon , the peak that towers above the city , and the goddesses Astart and Anat , an Ishtar - like deity of war and sexual love . THE BAAL - MYTHS THE NAME BAAL simply means ' lord ' or ...
Page 35
... Baal is ambiguous , especial- ly as the Baal myths show that there is tension between them . T BAAL MYTHS ( II ) WHEN ALL IS FINISHED El prepares a banquet to celebrate . Baal returns , hav- ing sacked 90 cities , and revokes his ...
... Baal is ambiguous , especial- ly as the Baal myths show that there is tension between them . T BAAL MYTHS ( II ) WHEN ALL IS FINISHED El prepares a banquet to celebrate . Baal returns , hav- ing sacked 90 cities , and revokes his ...
Page 36
... Baal and ever ready to fight for him . Their love is consummated in the guise of bovines when Baal the Bull mounts Anat the Heifer . As the ' Widow of the Nation ' she mourns for him in his periods of absence ; there may have been a ...
... Baal and ever ready to fight for him . Their love is consummated in the guise of bovines when Baal the Bull mounts Anat the Heifer . As the ' Widow of the Nation ' she mourns for him in his periods of absence ; there may have been a ...
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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