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... called Doso . She arrived at a place called Eleusis , where the daughters of the king , Celeus , persuaded their father to take the old woman in . As Doso , Demeter was employed as an attendant of Queen Metaneira , but when the queen ...
... called Doso . She arrived at a place called Eleusis , where the daughters of the king , Celeus , persuaded their father to take the old woman in . As Doso , Demeter was employed as an attendant of Queen Metaneira , but when the queen ...
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... called the Vedas , which in their present form might date back to about 1500 BCE . These hymns show the influence of the early Indo - Iranians of Iran , the most easterly group of the Indo- European peoples . It is assumed that these ...
... called the Vedas , which in their present form might date back to about 1500 BCE . These hymns show the influence of the early Indo - Iranians of Iran , the most easterly group of the Indo- European peoples . It is assumed that these ...
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... called purusha , with its female energy , called prakriti , gave rise to the material cosmos . In time prakriti became a goddess in her own right , called Devi , with her own devout followers . She is the female energy who provides the ...
... called purusha , with its female energy , called prakriti , gave rise to the material cosmos . In time prakriti became a goddess in her own right , called Devi , with her own devout followers . She is the female energy who provides 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