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... demons that surrounded primitive Persian man with fear . It was to counter this pervasive fear that the Vi - dev - dad was collected , the Law against Demons , the priestly ritual against demonic forces . Aeshma Daeva , the gory - clubbed ...
... demons that surrounded primitive Persian man with fear . It was to counter this pervasive fear that the Vi - dev - dad was collected , the Law against Demons , the priestly ritual against demonic forces . Aeshma Daeva , the gory - clubbed ...
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... demons , could not bear to see a human with miraculous powers to rival his own and he therefore dis- patched his retinue of 1,000 the'u rang demons to destroy the guru . When they arrived there , however , they had no opportunity to ...
... demons , could not bear to see a human with miraculous powers to rival his own and he therefore dis- patched his retinue of 1,000 the'u rang demons to destroy the guru . When they arrived there , however , they had no opportunity to ...
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... demons from the subterranean darkness . It was a time of great fear , for malicious demons were to be encountered roaming abroad both day and night . In their hands they car- ried sharp tridents and other weapons , and upon their bodies ...
... demons from the subterranean darkness . It was a time of great fear , for malicious demons were to be encountered roaming abroad both day and night . In their hands they car- ried sharp tridents and other weapons , and upon their bodies ...
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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