Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... deities were Uttu ( Sun ) , Nannar ( Moon ) and Inanna ( Venus ) . Female deities , often tutelary goddesses of cities , such as Baba of Lagash , Nammu of Eridu and Ninhursaga of Kesh , were moth- er goddesses , while others had ...
... deities were Uttu ( Sun ) , Nannar ( Moon ) and Inanna ( Venus ) . Female deities , often tutelary goddesses of cities , such as Baba of Lagash , Nammu of Eridu and Ninhursaga of Kesh , were moth- er goddesses , while others had ...
Page 78
... deities . Epona , for example , is nearly always depicted with horses and Nealennia with dolphins . EPONA EPONA WAS an important goddess of the Continental Celts , commemorated in more surviving sculpture and inscriptions than any other ...
... deities . Epona , for example , is nearly always depicted with horses and Nealennia with dolphins . EPONA EPONA WAS an important goddess of the Continental Celts , commemorated in more surviving sculpture and inscriptions than any other ...
Page 180
... deities are female ( Xi He , the sun god- dess , and Chang Xi , the moon goddess ) , the cultural deities are male ( the Farmer God and Fu Xi ) . Deities of destruction have different functions . Chi You is the god of war , Gong Gong ...
... deities are female ( Xi He , the sun god- dess , and Chang Xi , the moon goddess ) , the cultural deities are male ( the Farmer God and Fu Xi ) . Deities of destruction have different functions . Chi You is the god of war , Gong Gong ...
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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