Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 68
... Romans have any creation myth . The Roman derivatives TE Correspondingly , the importance of Ceres , the goddess of agriculture and Roman equivalent to Demeter , is substan- tially increased . Likewise , whereas the Greeks did not lay ...
... Romans have any creation myth . The Roman derivatives TE Correspondingly , the importance of Ceres , the goddess of agriculture and Roman equivalent to Demeter , is substan- tially increased . Likewise , whereas the Greeks did not lay ...
Page 69
... Roman spirit Quirinus . THE BIRTH OF ROMAN MYTHOLOGY THE EXTENT of Rome's dominion is the key to understanding its mythology . The Roman state was simply too large and mutable for only one set of mythological and religious traditions to ...
... Roman spirit Quirinus . THE BIRTH OF ROMAN MYTHOLOGY THE EXTENT of Rome's dominion is the key to understanding its mythology . The Roman state was simply too large and mutable for only one set of mythological and religious traditions to ...
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... Roman equivalent of the Greek Aphrodite and also shares similarities with the Sumerian fertility goddess Inanna and the Akkadian fert- ility goddess Ishtar . A THE ROMAN HERO THE ROMAN HERO contrasts strongly with the heroes of Greek ...
... Roman equivalent of the Greek Aphrodite and also shares similarities with the Sumerian fertility goddess Inanna and the Akkadian fert- ility goddess Ishtar . A THE ROMAN HERO THE ROMAN HERO contrasts strongly with the heroes of Greek ...
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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