Encyclopedia of World MythologyThe myriad rituals used by medicine men, shamans and elders to call upon the spirits, the customary beliefs in the powers of the gods, and the social and cultural influences behind these beliefs are all explained within this volume. |
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Greece INTRODUCTION GREEK MYTHOLOGY has exercised a profound and
unparalleled influence upon Western culture. Dramatists, artists and
philosophers from Roman times, through the great revival of interest in antiquity
in the ...
Greece INTRODUCTION GREEK MYTHOLOGY has exercised a profound and
unparalleled influence upon Western culture. Dramatists, artists and
philosophers from Roman times, through the great revival of interest in antiquity
in the ...
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Rome INTRODUCTION MANY OF THE GREEK myths were adopted and
modified by the Romans, whose empire was the dominant power over and
beyond most of the area that we now know as modern Europe for the first four
centuries CE.
Rome INTRODUCTION MANY OF THE GREEK myths were adopted and
modified by the Romans, whose empire was the dominant power over and
beyond most of the area that we now know as modern Europe for the first four
centuries CE.
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Venus is the Roman equivalent of the Greek Aphrodite and also shares
similarities with the Sumerian fertility goddess Inanna and the Akkadian fertility
goddess Ishtar. THE ROMAN HERO THE ROMAN HERO contrasts strongly with
the heroes ...
Venus is the Roman equivalent of the Greek Aphrodite and also shares
similarities with the Sumerian fertility goddess Inanna and the Akkadian fertility
goddess Ishtar. THE ROMAN HERO THE ROMAN HERO contrasts strongly with
the heroes ...
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PIS Ancient Near East | 12 |
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