Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... Enki and his mother Nammu produced people to relieve them of the toil . At a party to celebrate this event , the gods drank deeply and Ninhursaga boasted how she could make mankind's form good or ill at will . Enki accepted the ...
... Enki and his mother Nammu produced people to relieve them of the toil . At a party to celebrate this event , the gods drank deeply and Ninhursaga boasted how she could make mankind's form good or ill at will . Enki accepted the ...
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... ENKI ON DILMUN ( OR ENKI AND NINHURSAG ) DILMUN IS INTRODUCED as a place which has potential but does not as yet function fully in the absence of fresh water . The mother goddess complains about this state of affairs to the god of water , ...
... ENKI ON DILMUN ( OR ENKI AND NINHURSAG ) DILMUN IS INTRODUCED as a place which has potential but does not as yet function fully in the absence of fresh water . The mother goddess complains about this state of affairs to the god of water , ...
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... Enki . THE BABYLONIAN VERSION begins at that time when the minor gods have to work hard for the great gods , which eventually causes a revolt . Enki offers to find a solution and asks the mother god- dess to create man to ' bear the ...
... Enki . THE BABYLONIAN VERSION begins at that time when the minor gods have to work hard for the great gods , which eventually causes a revolt . Enki offers to find a solution and asks the mother god- dess to create man to ' bear the ...
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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