Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... ANIMALS THE MYTHS AND ORAL histories of the Arctic peoples mainly emphasise the spiritual relationship between humans and animals . Animals are the principal supply of food , and elaborate rituals are associated with the hunting of animals ...
... ANIMALS THE MYTHS AND ORAL histories of the Arctic peoples mainly emphasise the spiritual relationship between humans and animals . Animals are the principal supply of food , and elaborate rituals are associated with the hunting of animals ...
Page 135
... animals ' soul . When the animals are scarce , a shaman must journey to Sedna's abode and plead with her to release them . Sometimes the sea mammals are tangled in Sedna's hair , which has been made dirty by humans violating taboos ...
... animals ' soul . When the animals are scarce , a shaman must journey to Sedna's abode and plead with her to release them . Sometimes the sea mammals are tangled in Sedna's hair , which has been made dirty by humans violating taboos ...
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Animals can marry humans , and the children of such unions possess a human intellect combined with animal strength . Animal tales were sometimes told during the hunt when a storm forced the hunters to take shelter ; and then the sto ...
Animals can marry humans , and the children of such unions possess a human intellect combined with animal strength . Animal tales were sometimes told during the hunt when a storm forced the hunters to take shelter ; and then the sto ...
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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