Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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CULT OF FIRE AND EPHEDRA THE CULT OF FIRE and the use of the intoxicating Haoma plant go back to the earliest phase ... CULTS , INFLUENCES , TEXTS Mithra's popularity is attested by the wealth of personal names derived from his name , eg ...
CULT OF FIRE AND EPHEDRA THE CULT OF FIRE and the use of the intoxicating Haoma plant go back to the earliest phase ... CULTS , INFLUENCES , TEXTS Mithra's popularity is attested by the wealth of personal names derived from his name , eg ...
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... cults were far reaching . The Ta'aroa ( Tangaloa ) cult , later replaced by ' Oro , spread from Raiatea throughout the Society , Cook and Tuamotu archipelagos with its sacred marae or altar meeting- place , Taputapuatea . The cult of ...
... cults were far reaching . The Ta'aroa ( Tangaloa ) cult , later replaced by ' Oro , spread from Raiatea throughout the Society , Cook and Tuamotu archipelagos with its sacred marae or altar meeting- place , Taputapuatea . The cult of ...
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... cults . In the Society Islands , a major cult from 1826 , known as the nineteenth century from a chief of Manu'a , may have a traditional base , but there are grounds for doubt . The places mentioned in Micronesia shared German ...
... cults . In the Society Islands , a major cult from 1826 , known as the nineteenth century from a chief of Manu'a , may have a traditional base , but there are grounds for doubt . The places mentioned in Micronesia shared German ...
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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