Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... civilisation and the shape of its mythologies and religions . Untouched by the political , religious , military or cultural upheavals in the rest of the world , and Mediterranean Europe in particular , the Americas were insulated also ...
... civilisation and the shape of its mythologies and religions . Untouched by the political , religious , military or cultural upheavals in the rest of the world , and Mediterranean Europe in particular , the Americas were insulated also ...
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... civilisations flourished in the contrasting landscapes from arid high plateaux to lowland tropical rainforests . Despite ... civilisation , introducing a pantheon of half - human , half - animal gods , monumental architecture , human ...
... civilisations flourished in the contrasting landscapes from arid high plateaux to lowland tropical rainforests . Despite ... civilisation , introducing a pantheon of half - human , half - animal gods , monumental architecture , human ...
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... civilisations . From before 1000 BCE until the Spanish conquest in CE 1532 , a diversity of cultures flourished in this ... civilisation , creating a distinctive art style in which ferocious supernatural jaguars and eagles decorated ...
... civilisations . From before 1000 BCE until the Spanish conquest in CE 1532 , a diversity of cultures flourished in this ... civilisation , creating a distinctive art style in which ferocious supernatural jaguars and eagles decorated ...
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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