Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 124
... causes many of the events in the mythology . Loki's mysterious nature is revealed by the fact that although he constantly caused trouble for the gods , it was often his quick thinking and cunning that got them out of trouble again , and ...
... causes many of the events in the mythology . Loki's mysterious nature is revealed by the fact that although he constantly caused trouble for the gods , it was often his quick thinking and cunning that got them out of trouble again , and ...
Page 167
... causing it to break into 100 pieces , so that the king immediately raised his hands in salutation . Muttering a spell and throwing some mustard seed , Padmasambhava then caused fire to blaze up all around them . At that time Pe - dkar ...
... causing it to break into 100 pieces , so that the king immediately raised his hands in salutation . Muttering a spell and throwing some mustard seed , Padmasambhava then caused fire to blaze up all around them . At that time Pe - dkar ...
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... caused the woman's pregnancy , either by entering into her body himself , or else by hurling a small bull - roarer at her hips being , lived under the earth in the form of a great python . Ungud is associated with both the earth and the ...
... caused the woman's pregnancy , either by entering into her body himself , or else by hurling a small bull - roarer at her hips being , lived under the earth in the form of a great python . Ungud is associated with both the earth and 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