Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... centuries . At the beginning of Greek literature ( mid- eighth century BCE ) mythos did not neces- sarily denote a fictional tale . By the fifth century BCE mythos was predominantly used in contrast with the word logos , which also ...
... centuries . At the beginning of Greek literature ( mid- eighth century BCE ) mythos did not neces- sarily denote a fictional tale . By the fifth century BCE mythos was predominantly used in contrast with the word logos , which also ...
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... centuries BCE . It is named after Hallstatt in Austria where important discoveries were made of artefacts dating from this period . In the fifth century BCE , the Hallstatt princedoms were succeeded by wealthy , Celtic - speaking ...
... centuries BCE . It is named after Hallstatt in Austria where important discoveries were made of artefacts dating from this period . In the fifth century BCE , the Hallstatt princedoms were succeeded by wealthy , Celtic - speaking ...
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... century BCE . Apart from a small aboriginal group , the majority of Sri Lankans are descended from Indian migrants . Although there is no firm evidence of a Sinhalese presence before the second century BCE , chronicles relate that the ...
... century BCE . Apart from a small aboriginal group , the majority of Sri Lankans are descended from Indian migrants . Although there is no firm evidence of a Sinhalese presence before the second century BCE , chronicles relate that 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