Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 153
... divine Rama's human journey provides an allegory for the journey every soul must make , in which each of us has to endure our own banishment , our own loss , face our own demons and hope eventually to find redemption . Thus to hear or ...
... divine Rama's human journey provides an allegory for the journey every soul must make , in which each of us has to endure our own banishment , our own loss , face our own demons and hope eventually to find redemption . Thus to hear or ...
Page 182
... divine cos- mic soil to stem the flood , but he failed and was executed . His son Yu was born from his belly , and then Gun metamorphosed into a bear . The version of the flood myth which became standard relates how the hero Yu ...
... divine cos- mic soil to stem the flood , but he failed and was executed . His son Yu was born from his belly , and then Gun metamorphosed into a bear . The version of the flood myth which became standard relates how the hero Yu ...
Page 248
... divine trickster and the dualistic god repaired to heaven , that is , moved further away from humans and earth , and the destructive part of the divine trickster and dualistic god went to the earth , with the echo of perfection and the ...
... divine trickster and the dualistic god repaired to heaven , that is , moved further away from humans and earth , and the destructive part of the divine trickster and dualistic god went to the earth , with the echo of perfection and 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