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Page 208
... bird later destroys the serpent in its battle with the female hornbill . The canoe , in the shape of a serpent , but with a prow in the shape of a bird , also emerges from the Tree of Life at the dawn of time . ▻ A male figure rising ...
... bird later destroys the serpent in its battle with the female hornbill . The canoe , in the shape of a serpent , but with a prow in the shape of a bird , also emerges from the Tree of Life at the dawn of time . ▻ A male figure rising ...
Page 263
... bird known as Inriri . This bird makes holes in trees ( i.e. a woodpecker ) . The men bound the hands and feet of the creatures , then attached the Inriri bird to them . The woodpecker believed the creatures to be trees and so he began ...
... bird known as Inriri . This bird makes holes in trees ( i.e. a woodpecker ) . The men bound the hands and feet of the creatures , then attached the Inriri bird to them . The woodpecker believed the creatures to be trees and so he began ...
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... bird is engaged in constant struggle with evil spirits and monsters ; their fighting is said to be the cause of earth- quakes , floods and terrible thunder- storms . The Tsimshian of the north - west make a wooden image of the bird and ...
... bird is engaged in constant struggle with evil spirits and monsters ; their fighting is said to be the cause of earth- quakes , floods and terrible thunder- storms . The Tsimshian of the north - west make a wooden image of the bird and ...
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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