Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 190
... Okuninushi and his clan in Izumo were subjugated by Amaterasu and her gods whose cult is cen- tred on Ise and the Kii Peninsula . It should be noted however that the main shrine to Izanagi and Izanami is located in the Izumo region ...
... Okuninushi and his clan in Izumo were subjugated by Amaterasu and her gods whose cult is cen- tred on Ise and the Kii Peninsula . It should be noted however that the main shrine to Izanagi and Izanami is located in the Izumo region ...
Page 198
OKUNINUSHI'S LATER LIFE AFTER HIS RETURN from Yomi , the underworld , Okuninushi followed Susa- no - o's advice and hunted down all his older brothers . Eventually , he killed all of them and became sole ruler of Izumo . He then went to ...
OKUNINUSHI'S LATER LIFE AFTER HIS RETURN from Yomi , the underworld , Okuninushi followed Susa- no - o's advice and hunted down all his older brothers . Eventually , he killed all of them and became sole ruler of Izumo . He then went to ...
Page 199
OKUNINUSHI'S LATER LIFE Rice gods were thought to have a very strong influence on whether a harvest was successful or not . of a wave in the sea off Inasa in Izumo , and then delivered their ultimatum . Okuninushi was impressed by this ...
OKUNINUSHI'S LATER LIFE Rice gods were thought to have a very strong influence on whether a harvest was successful or not . of a wave in the sea off Inasa in Izumo , and then delivered their ultimatum . Okuninushi was impressed by this ...
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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