Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 142
... bear is so important to the Arctic peoples that it has its own elaborate ceremony , during which the slaughtered bear is considered an hon- oured guest . THE BEAR IN ARCTIC MYTHOLOGY THE BEAR HOLDS a pre - eminent place in the mythology ...
... bear is so important to the Arctic peoples that it has its own elaborate ceremony , during which the slaughtered bear is considered an hon- oured guest . THE BEAR IN ARCTIC MYTHOLOGY THE BEAR HOLDS a pre - eminent place in the mythology ...
Page 274
... bear , fox , wolf , wolverine and , of course , the raven . The ritual robes and equipment of a shaman : staff , rattle , necklace and bear claw crown . U ANIMISM NORTH AMERICAN natives are ani- mists : they believe that everything that ...
... bear , fox , wolf , wolverine and , of course , the raven . The ritual robes and equipment of a shaman : staff , rattle , necklace and bear claw crown . U ANIMISM NORTH AMERICAN natives are ani- mists : they believe that everything that ...
Page 275
... bear spirit . THE BEAR THE CULT OF THE BEAR holds a special place in North American tales , largely because of the bear's apparent kin- ship with humans . Above all animals , the bear is believed to possess a soul like that of humans ...
... bear spirit . THE BEAR THE CULT OF THE BEAR holds a special place in North American tales , largely because of the bear's apparent kin- ship with humans . Above all animals , the bear is believed to possess a soul like that of humans ...
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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