Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... South America . They were hunters and gatherers and quickly adapted to island life , moving north in sea - going canoes to Tobago , Grenada , Martinique and beyond . These first human settlers must have seen the region as a unique blend ...
... South America . They were hunters and gatherers and quickly adapted to island life , moving north in sea - going canoes to Tobago , Grenada , Martinique and beyond . These first human settlers must have seen the region as a unique blend ...
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... SOUTH AMERICA Taino ( Arawak ) people Despite this underlying unity , the Caribbean islands were not as rich in flora or fauna as South America . In response , Amerindians adapted not only their hunt- ing , gathering and eating habits ...
... SOUTH AMERICA Taino ( Arawak ) people Despite this underlying unity , the Caribbean islands were not as rich in flora or fauna as South America . In response , Amerindians adapted not only their hunt- ing , gathering and eating habits ...
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... South America , at the site of Monte Verde in Chile . For some 15 millennia , until Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas in 1492 , Amerindian peoples developed in cultural and geographical ... SOUTH AMERICA Central and South America.
... South America , at the site of Monte Verde in Chile . For some 15 millennia , until Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas in 1492 , Amerindian peoples developed in cultural and geographical ... SOUTH AMERICA Central and South America.
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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