Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 86
... asked to become his pupil . Shortly , to Finneces ' great joy , they caught Fintan . It was the most beautiful fish he had ever seen and he gave it to Demna to cook . He told the boy that on no account was he to eat any of it ; after ...
... asked to become his pupil . Shortly , to Finneces ' great joy , they caught Fintan . It was the most beautiful fish he had ever seen and he gave it to Demna to cook . He told the boy that on no account was he to eat any of it ; after ...
Page 121
... asked . Frigg replied that one plant , mistletoe , had seemed too young to swear an oath . Klcs Subps 1711K c rg lmp n hrt IBN Loki went and found the mistletoe and pulled it up . He approached the blind god Hod , who was standing alone ...
... asked . Frigg replied that one plant , mistletoe , had seemed too young to swear an oath . Klcs Subps 1711K c rg lmp n hrt IBN Loki went and found the mistletoe and pulled it up . He approached the blind god Hod , who was standing alone ...
Page 123
... asked to accompany him . Hymir sneered that he would be useless as he was so young and small . Infuriated , Thor retorted that he was not sure who would be the first to beg to row back and was just about to crash his hammer down on ...
... asked to accompany him . Hymir sneered that he would be useless as he was so young and small . Infuriated , Thor retorted that he was not sure who would be the first to beg to row back and was just about to crash his hammer down on ...
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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