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... became associ- ated with the dead , the original associa- tion , before the coming of Christianity , was probably ... became magic . Thus Perun ( god of thunder and lightning ) became Ilya the prophet ; Volos ( guardian of herds and ...
... became associ- ated with the dead , the original associa- tion , before the coming of Christianity , was probably ... became magic . Thus Perun ( god of thunder and lightning ) became Ilya the prophet ; Volos ( guardian of herds and ...
Page 222
... 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 was taken in gourds to other islands . In another spring he lay ...
... 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 was taken in gourds to other islands . In another spring he lay ...
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... became anacondas , a housepost became a cayman , and pieces of pot- tery became piranhas . Only those who made a canoe from the kahuu tree sur- vived - every other living thing was drowned . Landing safely on the top of a mountain , the ...
... became anacondas , a housepost became a cayman , and pieces of pot- tery became piranhas . Only those who made a canoe from the kahuu tree sur- vived - every other living thing was drowned . Landing safely on the top of a mountain , the ...
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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