Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... fertility and so on , and both wild and domesticated animals feature symbolically in Celtic mythology . The bull , as seen in the Táin ( see The Ulster Cycle ) , is a symbol of power and wealth while the boar is closely associated with ...
... fertility and so on , and both wild and domesticated animals feature symbolically in Celtic mythology . The bull , as seen in the Táin ( see The Ulster Cycle ) , is a symbol of power and wealth while the boar is closely associated with ...
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... FERTILITY DEITIES known as the Vanir lived alongside the Aesir . Njord , god of the sea and its bounty , was invoked for riches , success in fishing and sea travel . He lived at Noatun ( ship enclosure / harbour ) and was the father of ...
... FERTILITY DEITIES known as the Vanir lived alongside the Aesir . Njord , god of the sea and its bounty , was invoked for riches , success in fishing and sea travel . He lived at Noatun ( ship enclosure / harbour ) and was the father of ...
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FERTILITY THE GODS OF FERTILITY and war- fare were often linked . In head - hunting societies the head was seen as a source of power , and many Oceanic myths tell of heads and bodies which were buried and gave birth to valuable plants ...
FERTILITY THE GODS OF FERTILITY and war- fare were often linked . In head - hunting societies the head was seen as a source of power , and many Oceanic myths tell of heads and bodies which were buried and gave birth to valuable plants ...
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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