Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 102
... Slav family , which established an ethnic identity some 1,500 years ago . About that time , in the fifth century CE ... Slav culture : The forest provided the Slav with oak and pine to build his house , it warmed him with aspen and birch ...
... Slav family , which established an ethnic identity some 1,500 years ago . About that time , in the fifth century CE ... Slav culture : The forest provided the Slav with oak and pine to build his house , it warmed him with aspen and birch ...
Page 103
... Slav culture and lent Slav myth its special character . RELIGIOUS CUSTOMS , CULTS AND INFLUENCES THE UNIQUE ARTISTRY of Slav myths must be largely attributed to the story- tellers , who cultivated their bardic art and passed on stories ...
... Slav culture and lent Slav myth its special character . RELIGIOUS CUSTOMS , CULTS AND INFLUENCES THE UNIQUE ARTISTRY of Slav myths must be largely attributed to the story- tellers , who cultivated their bardic art and passed on stories ...
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... Slav pagan gods , little of their appearance or cults survives , even in dec- orative representation . As in music , litera- ture and art , the Orthodox Church suc- ceeded in suppressing much of the folk heritage and pagan myth . In the ...
... Slav pagan gods , little of their appearance or cults survives , even in dec- orative representation . As in music , litera- ture and art , the Orthodox Church suc- ceeded in suppressing much of the folk heritage and pagan myth . In 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