Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... associated respectively with the three classes of society : priests , warrior - nobility and farmers . Haoma , the ephedra which grows on the mountains of Iran ( Vedic soma ) , is pounded in a mortar at the dawn prayer , strained and ...
... associated respectively with the three classes of society : priests , warrior - nobility and farmers . Haoma , the ephedra which grows on the mountains of Iran ( Vedic soma ) , is pounded in a mortar at the dawn prayer , strained and ...
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... associated with him . He was the god of wisdom and learn- ing who had invented hiero- glyphs , literally ' the sacred writ- ings ' . He was especially the patron god of scribes and was also associated with the moon . The variation on ...
... associated with him . He was the god of wisdom and learn- ing who had invented hiero- glyphs , literally ' the sacred writ- ings ' . He was especially the patron god of scribes and was also associated with the moon . The variation on ...
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... associated with Beltaine are nearly always about overcoming the enchantment of the Otherworld . An exam- ple is the return of Rhiannon's baby , Pryderi , which had been stolen by a clawed demon . H ANIMAL IMAGERY ANIMALS WERE revered by ...
... associated with Beltaine are nearly always about overcoming the enchantment of the Otherworld . An exam- ple is the return of Rhiannon's baby , Pryderi , which had been stolen by a clawed demon . H ANIMAL IMAGERY ANIMALS WERE revered by ...
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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