Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... CARVED and brightly painted on the walls of the tomb of Rameses VI ( c . 1133 BCE ) , and occurs in its finest form carved in exquisite small hiero- glyphs on the alabaster sarcophagus of Seti I ( d . c . 1278 BCE ) now on display in ...
... CARVED and brightly painted on the walls of the tomb of Rameses VI ( c . 1133 BCE ) , and occurs in its finest form carved in exquisite small hiero- glyphs on the alabaster sarcophagus of Seti I ( d . c . 1278 BCE ) now on display in ...
Page 142
... carved in human form and is used to light the fire in the hearth which is the centre of each home . The fireboard represents the deity of the family fire , which protects the family , the home and hearth from evil spirits . The sacred ...
... carved in human form and is used to light the fire in the hearth which is the centre of each home . The fireboard represents the deity of the family fire , which protects the family , the home and hearth from evil spirits . The sacred ...
Page 219
... Carved objects ranged from large and elaborate god figures to decorative war clubs , pedigree sticks and bowls for domestic use . Canoe - prow carving was widespread through Oceania , while elab- orate house - lintel carving was ...
... Carved objects ranged from large and elaborate god figures to decorative war clubs , pedigree sticks and bowls for domestic use . Canoe - prow carving was widespread through Oceania , while elab- orate house - lintel carving was ...
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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