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Miscellaneous ancient and medieval writings and later encyclopedias also
preserve fragments of myth. THE CREATION OF HUMANKIND BY WOMAN GUA
THE PAN GU creation myth relates one of th ree versions of the myth of the
creation ...
Miscellaneous ancient and medieval writings and later encyclopedias also
preserve fragments of myth. THE CREATION OF HUMANKIND BY WOMAN GUA
THE PAN GU creation myth relates one of th ree versions of the myth of the
creation ...
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Korean myths are of two types: foundation myths about the people and state, and
creation myths about the origin of the world. Because the foundation myths are so
ancient, most of them are known only from ancient Korean or Chinese records ...
Korean myths are of two types: foundation myths about the people and state, and
creation myths about the origin of the world. Because the foundation myths are so
ancient, most of them are known only from ancient Korean or Chinese records ...
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SOCIAL MYTHS - CREATION STORIES THROUGHOUT OCEANIA, MYTHS were
used to instil social values such as family obligations, the rights of the first-born,
respect for \ the sacred, condemnation of incest and, in ratified soci- )bedience ...
SOCIAL MYTHS - CREATION STORIES THROUGHOUT OCEANIA, MYTHS were
used to instil social values such as family obligations, the rights of the first-born,
respect for \ the sacred, condemnation of incest and, in ratified soci- )bedience ...
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Contents
Introduction | 6 |
PIS Ancient Near East | 12 |
flflfc Oceania | 216 |
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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 cult culture cycle Daksha dance daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine earth Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father female fertility fire fish flood Freyja giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek head heaven hero Huitzilopochtli human hunting Hymir important Inanna Indian Inuit island Izanami journey killed king Krishna land lived Loki Lugh magic married Mesoamerica Mesoamerican Mexica moon mother mountain mythic mythology nature night Ninurta ocean Odin Okuninushi origin painting rain religion religious ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice serpent shaman Shiva Slav soul spirits stone stories Sumerian supernatural Susa-no-o symbol Taino temple Tezcatlipoca themes Thor tion told tree tribes trickster Ugarit underworld Vishnu warrior wife woman women worshipped Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | Encyclopedia of world mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Publisher | Barnes & Noble Books, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0760728550, 9780760728550 |
| Length | 320 pages |
| Subjects | Mythology |
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