Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 149
... SHIVA SHIVA MANIFESTS the dark side of the divinity , the power of death and destruc- tion . He is easily moved to anger and can be a frightening figure , surrounded by ghosts and goblins . But Shiva is also easily pleased and merciful ...
... SHIVA SHIVA MANIFESTS the dark side of the divinity , the power of death and destruc- tion . He is easily moved to anger and can be a frightening figure , surrounded by ghosts and goblins . But Shiva is also easily pleased and merciful ...
Page 150
... Shiva's anger is the destructive force which annihilates the cos- mos . Death is the inevitable consequence of life and holds no fear in Indian myth , for in this world of duality neither life nor death have meaning without each other ...
... Shiva's anger is the destructive force which annihilates the cos- mos . Death is the inevitable consequence of life and holds no fear in Indian myth , for in this world of duality neither life nor death have meaning without each other ...
Page 154
... Shiva lingam surrounded by the yoni of the Goddess . This image is revered in Shiva temples throughout India . THE COSMIC STRUGGLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL THE HINDU UNIVERSE is divided into three great levels . The upper levels are the ...
... Shiva lingam surrounded by the yoni of the Goddess . This image is revered in Shiva temples throughout India . THE COSMIC STRUGGLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL THE HINDU UNIVERSE is divided into three great levels . The upper levels are 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