Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 9
Page 34
... Ugarit was destroyed in the thirteenth century BCE . Most of the gods of Ugaritic mythology were weather gods and associated with rainfall , crucial for the agriculture of the Fertile Crescent that depends on natural precipitation ...
... Ugarit was destroyed in the thirteenth century BCE . Most of the gods of Ugaritic mythology were weather gods and associated with rainfall , crucial for the agriculture of the Fertile Crescent that depends on natural precipitation ...
Page 35
UGARITIC MYTHOLOGY EL THE ETYMOLOGICAL origin of the word El is still unclear . It was the com- mon designation for ... Ugarit ) . When Mot discovers that he has eaten his own kin he comes to Zaphon and attacks Baal . They fight bit ...
UGARITIC MYTHOLOGY EL THE ETYMOLOGICAL origin of the word El is still unclear . It was the com- mon designation for ... Ugarit ) . When Mot discovers that he has eaten his own kin he comes to Zaphon and attacks Baal . They fight bit ...
Page 37
... Ugarit and probably along the Syrian littoral generally , where the economy depended on sea - borne trade . His mythological character seems to reflect two temperaments , perhaps reflecting the calm summer when mar- itime expeditions ...
... Ugarit and probably along the Syrian littoral generally , where the economy depended on sea - borne trade . His mythological character seems to reflect two temperaments , perhaps reflecting the calm summer when mar- itime expeditions ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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