Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... created the world from his body , and they also created humankind by forming a man and woman from two tree trunks they found on the sea shore . Odin gave the new beings breath and life , Vili gave consciousness and movement , and Ve ...
... created the world from his body , and they also created humankind by forming a man and woman from two tree trunks they found on the sea shore . Odin gave the new beings breath and life , Vili gave consciousness and movement , and Ve ...
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... CREATION STORY THE GOD TIKI lived in Havaiipo , the mirror - image world of darkness , where he commanded many spirits . He found that he was lonely , so he went to the seashore and created a child in the sand which he then covered over ...
... CREATION STORY THE GOD TIKI lived in Havaiipo , the mirror - image world of darkness , where he commanded many spirits . He found that he was lonely , so he went to the seashore and created a child in the sand which he then covered over ...
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... created the universe , shaped it and then created life . Two forces contended during the of creation : forces of age chaos and order . In some myths , these forces were exten- sions of the creator god - his son and daughter , for ...
... created the universe , shaped it and then created life . Two forces contended during the of creation : forces of age chaos and order . In some myths , these forces were exten- sions of the creator god - his son and daughter , for ...
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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