Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 120
... creatures that lived in and under it , but it suffered anguish and hardship , caused by the very creatures it sustained . Nidhogg and his entourage of serpents gnawed its roots , and the stags ate its leaves and shoots . The squirrel ...
... creatures that lived in and under it , but it suffered anguish and hardship , caused by the very creatures it sustained . Nidhogg and his entourage of serpents gnawed its roots , and the stags ate its leaves and shoots . The squirrel ...
Page 173
... creatures . The two subjects were to report back to him in the evening and declare which meat was sweetest , most ... creature could do was buzz inco- herently . ' We have decided , your majesty ' , said the swallow , ' that the meat ...
... creatures . The two subjects were to report back to him in the evening and declare which meat was sweetest , most ... creature could do was buzz inco- herently . ' We have decided , your majesty ' , said the swallow , ' that the meat ...
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... creatures and were given four caracaracol . After the asexual creatures had been captured , the men conferred as how best to make them into women . They sought out a bird known as Inriri . This bird makes holes in trees ( i.e. a ...
... creatures and were given four caracaracol . After the asexual creatures had been captured , the men conferred as how best to make them into women . They sought out a bird known as Inriri . This bird makes holes in trees ( i.e. a ...
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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