Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 140
... eventually finds its way Pon , the supreme being , while the third goes to the land of shadows , where it becomes a shadow itself . Sometimes , a person's soul journeys to the land of shadows when a person is asleep or ill . to Shamans ...
... eventually finds its way Pon , the supreme being , while the third goes to the land of shadows , where it becomes a shadow itself . Sometimes , a person's soul journeys to the land of shadows when a person is asleep or ill . to Shamans ...
Page 198
... Eventually , he killed all of them and became sole ruler of Izumo . He then went to live with Suseri - hime in a palace he built at Uga - no - yama in Izumo . Hearing that he had returned safely from the underworld , Ya - gami - hime of ...
... Eventually , he killed all of them and became sole ruler of Izumo . He then went to live with Suseri - hime in a palace he built at Uga - no - yama in Izumo . Hearing that he had returned safely from the underworld , Ya - gami - hime of ...
Page 303
... Eventually , the rains stopped and the floodwaters receded , and the sun rose high in the sky . As it became hotter , everything became so dry that the earth caught fire and everything was consumed by the flames . Although Romi Kumu had ...
... Eventually , the rains stopped and the floodwaters receded , and the sun rose high in the sky . As it became hotter , everything became so dry that the earth caught fire and everything was consumed by the flames . Although Romi Kumu had ...
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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