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... myths are of two types : founda- tion 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 ...
... myths are of two types : founda- tion 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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... myths of Korea . It is different from foundation myths told on the Korean peninsula both in terms of its narrative ... CREATION MYTH THE CREATION MYTHS contained in the muga songs recount the origin of the world and aspects of the ...
... myths of Korea . It is different from foundation myths told on the Korean peninsula both in terms of its narrative ... CREATION MYTH THE CREATION MYTHS contained in the muga songs recount the origin of the world and aspects of the ...
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SOCIAL MYTHS CREATION STORIES THROUGHOUT OCEANIA , MYTHS were used to instil social val- ues such as family oblig- ations , the rights of the first - born , respect for the sacred , condemna- tion of incest and , in the stratified soci ...
SOCIAL MYTHS CREATION STORIES THROUGHOUT OCEANIA , MYTHS were used to instil social val- ues such as family oblig- ations , the rights of the first - born , respect for the sacred , condemna- tion of incest and , in the stratified soci ...
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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