Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 137
... brother , saying ' Since you desire me so much , eat it ! ' . Her brother refused and chased her as she ran off , still carrying the dish . As she was running , the girl picked a clump of moss and lit it . Her brother did the same . The ...
... brother , saying ' Since you desire me so much , eat it ! ' . Her brother refused and chased her as she ran off , still carrying the dish . As she was running , the girl picked a clump of moss and lit it . Her brother did the same . The ...
Page 245
... brother's penis and sisters ' clitorises were like sacred rang- ga poles . The brother would lift his sis- ters ' clitorises out of the way and have intercourse with them ; at this time there were no prohibitions against having sex with ...
... brother's penis and sisters ' clitorises were like sacred rang- ga poles . The brother would lift his sis- ters ' clitorises out of the way and have intercourse with them ; at this time there were no prohibitions against having sex with ...
Page 299
... brother came out of hiding , at which the birds became angry and flew away without leaving any food . The younger brother returned and , on finding no food , decided himself to hide and watch . After three days , the birds returned ...
... brother came out of hiding , at which the birds became angry and flew away without leaving any food . The younger brother returned and , on finding no food , decided himself to hide and watch . After three days , the birds returned ...
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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