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Page 208
In New Guinea the bird of paradise is thought to have received its feathers from
the spirits of heaven, or indeed to have escaped from heaven, for it is so beautiful
and rarely touches the earth. In Indonesia the souls of the dead may take the ...
In New Guinea the bird of paradise is thought to have received its feathers from
the spirits of heaven, or indeed to have escaped from heaven, for it is so beautiful
and rarely touches the earth. In Indonesia the souls of the dead may take the ...
Page 263
THE GIFTS OF BREAD AND HERBS T MYTH OF THE BIRD-MADE WOMEN IT IS
SAID THAT one day some men went to bathe in the river and while they were
washing it began to rain heavily. These men were anxious to possess women, ...
THE GIFTS OF BREAD AND HERBS T MYTH OF THE BIRD-MADE WOMEN IT IS
SAID THAT one day some men went to bathe in the river and while they were
washing it began to rain heavily. These men were anxious to possess women, ...
Page 276
Some of the stars are birds who travel to warmer climes; some are animals
hunting for better grazing land. The sky is their happy hunting ground. Yet there is
one who does not travel. He is Qui-am-i Wintook, the North Star. Once he was
Nagah ...
Some of the stars are birds who travel to warmer climes; some are animals
hunting for better grazing land. The sky is their happy hunting ground. Yet there is
one who does not travel. He is Qui-am-i Wintook, the North Star. Once he was
Nagah ...
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Contents
Introduction | 6 |
PIS Ancient Near East | 12 |
flflfc Oceania | 216 |
Copyright | |
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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 cult culture cycle Daksha dance daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine earth Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father female fertility fire fish flood Freyja giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek head heaven hero Huitzilopochtli human hunting Hymir important Inanna Indian Inuit island Izanami journey killed king Krishna land lived Loki Lugh magic married Mesoamerica Mesoamerican Mexica moon mother mountain mythic mythology nature night Ninurta ocean Odin Okuninushi origin painting rain religion religious ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice serpent shaman Shiva Slav soul spirits stone stories Sumerian supernatural Susa-no-o symbol Taino temple Tezcatlipoca themes Thor tion told tree tribes trickster Ugarit underworld Vishnu warrior wife woman women worshipped Zeus
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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