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Page 13
The beginnings of Sumerian civilisation go back to the fourth millennium when
the first cities with monumental mud-brick architecture appeared. The economic
basis was agricultural, mainly producing grain on irrigated land as well as
livestock ...
The beginnings of Sumerian civilisation go back to the fourth millennium when
the first cities with monumental mud-brick architecture appeared. The economic
basis was agricultural, mainly producing grain on irrigated land as well as
livestock ...
Page 19
His mythological personification is that of a young warrior and dragon-slayer (
akin to Ninurta in Sumerian mythology), combined with executive functions (the
order of the universe and the division of offices among the gods). His symbol was
the ...
His mythological personification is that of a young warrior and dragon-slayer (
akin to Ninurta in Sumerian mythology), combined with executive functions (the
order of the universe and the division of offices among the gods). His symbol was
the ...
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ISHTAR'S DESCENT THE SURVIVING VERSION from the library at Nineveh is a
condensed variation of the Sumerian myth 'Inanna's Descent to the Underworld'.
The goddess decides to go to 'the Land of No Return', ruled by Ereshkigal, ...
ISHTAR'S DESCENT THE SURVIVING VERSION from the library at Nineveh is a
condensed variation of the Sumerian myth 'Inanna's Descent to the Underworld'.
The goddess decides to go to 'the Land of No Return', ruled by Ereshkigal, ...
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Contents
Introduction | 6 |
PIS Ancient Near East | 12 |
flflfc Oceania | 216 |
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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 cult culture cycle Daksha dance daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine earth Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father female fertility fire fish flood Freyja giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek head heaven hero Huitzilopochtli human hunting Hymir important Inanna Indian Inuit island Izanami journey killed king Krishna land lived Loki Lugh magic married Mesoamerica Mesoamerican Mexica moon mother mountain mythic mythology nature night Ninurta ocean Odin Okuninushi origin painting rain religion religious ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice serpent shaman Shiva Slav soul spirits stone stories Sumerian supernatural Susa-no-o symbol Taino temple Tezcatlipoca themes Thor tion told tree tribes trickster Ugarit underworld Vishnu warrior wife woman women worshipped Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | Encyclopedia of world mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Publisher | Barnes & Noble Books, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0760728550, 9780760728550 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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