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Page 112
Although the rusalka later became associated with the dead, the original
association, before the coming of Christianity, was probably with fertility. THE
VILA THE LANE EQUIVALENT of the rusalka, or water nymph, was the vila, an
eternally ...
Although the rusalka later became associated with the dead, the original
association, before the coming of Christianity, was probably with fertility. THE
VILA THE LANE EQUIVALENT of the rusalka, or water nymph, was the vila, an
eternally ...
Page 222
When the spirit guardians of a spring refused to give him water he became a hog
again and rooted for the spring. He then hurled the two spirit men across the
valley where they became two large rocks. The spring gave sparkling water
which ...
When the spirit guardians of a spring refused to give him water he became a hog
again and rooted for the spring. He then hurled the two spirit men across the
valley where they became two large rocks. The spring gave sparkling water
which ...
Page 303
A third griddle became the sky. Fashioning the 'Water Door' on the eastern edge
of the world she then opened it, causing the earth to become flooded. As the
waters rose inside the house, all the items within turned into fierce animals and ...
A third griddle became the sky. Fashioning the 'Water Door' on the eastern edge
of the world she then opened it, causing the earth to become flooded. As the
waters rose inside the house, all the items within turned into fierce animals and ...
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Contents
Introduction | 6 |
PIS Ancient Near East | 12 |
flflfc Oceania | 216 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Encyclopedia of world mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Publisher | Barnes & Noble Books, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0760728550, 9780760728550 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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