Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 120
... death was much hon- oured , adversity was cheerfully accepted , and to face death with a final humorous remark was the most honourable act of all . △ This picture of Yggdrasill , the World Tree , clear- ly shows the all - knowing eagle ...
... death was much hon- oured , adversity was cheerfully accepted , and to face death with a final humorous remark was the most honourable act of all . △ This picture of Yggdrasill , the World Tree , clear- ly shows the all - knowing eagle ...
Page 223
... Death ' and the world tree into the ' Tree of Death ' . H THE NEW PACIFIC ARTISTS The renowned New Guinea artists pro- fess to paint fasin bilong tumbuna , ' the way we traditionally do something ' . A Benevolent Devil is the title of ...
... Death ' and the world tree into the ' Tree of Death ' . H THE NEW PACIFIC ARTISTS The renowned New Guinea artists pro- fess to paint fasin bilong tumbuna , ' the way we traditionally do something ' . A Benevolent Devil is the title of ...
Page 248
... death . He was a trickster who contained sublime and outrageous characteristics . This same dualistic mixture persists in the creation of humans : they have within them both life and death , sublime and outrageous conduct . That is the ...
... death . He was a trickster who contained sublime and outrageous characteristics . This same dualistic mixture persists in the creation of humans : they have within them both life and death , sublime and outrageous conduct . That is 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