Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 49
... body in the marshes . Both goddesses were absent so he tore the body into 14 pieces and had them scattered far and wide throughout Egypt . Once more the mourning widow Isis set off to retrieve her husband's body , now in fragments ...
... body in the marshes . Both goddesses were absent so he tore the body into 14 pieces and had them scattered far and wide throughout Egypt . Once more the mourning widow Isis set off to retrieve her husband's body , now in fragments ...
Page 143
... body and hurting the soul , while Inupiaq Eskimos believed illness to be the result of the temporary departure of the soul from the body . If the soul strayed too far away , then the person would die unless the shaman could retrieve the ...
... body and hurting the soul , while Inupiaq Eskimos believed illness to be the result of the temporary departure of the soul from the body . If the soul strayed too far away , then the person would die unless the shaman could retrieve the ...
Page 148
... body . The indi- vidual soul , called atma , is a particle of the divine nature . By its presence as the self , it gives energy to the body . Each soul has its own desires to enjoy the world , and to fulfil these desires it enters the ...
... body . The indi- vidual soul , called atma , is a particle of the divine nature . By its presence as the self , it gives energy to the body . Each soul has its own desires to enjoy the world , and to fulfil these desires it enters 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