Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 53
... DEAD ANOTHER WELL - KNOWN Egyptian composition was the Book of the Dead , which consisted of a series of some 200 chapters , ' spells ' or ' utterances ' , designed to help the deceased on his journey from this life to the next . Parts ...
... DEAD ANOTHER WELL - KNOWN Egyptian composition was the Book of the Dead , which consisted of a series of some 200 chapters , ' spells ' or ' utterances ' , designed to help the deceased on his journey from this life to the next . Parts ...
Page 140
... dead eventually leave the land of shadows and return to earth to be reborn . If the living do not respect the souls of the dead , then they refuse to leave the land of shadows and women are unable to conceive . When this happens , the ...
... dead eventually leave the land of shadows and return to earth to be reborn . If the living do not respect the souls of the dead , then they refuse to leave the land of shadows and women are unable to conceive . When this happens , the ...
Page 277
... dead person to be used in fighting this fierce bird . The final obstacle is crossing under the domed sky as it rises ... dead in order to bring back a loved one . In some versions the return of the dead wife is prevented because of the ...
... dead person to be used in fighting this fierce bird . The final obstacle is crossing under the domed sky as it rises ... dead in order to bring back a loved one . In some versions the return of the dead wife is prevented because of the ...
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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