Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... fish . He plants palm- groves , fruit - trees and lays out gardens . Enmesh takes over from there by founding cities with houses and ' tem- ples as high as mountains ' . Having accomplished these tasks the broth- ers come to Enlil and ...
... fish . He plants palm- groves , fruit - trees and lays out gardens . Enmesh takes over from there by founding cities with houses and ' tem- ples as high as mountains ' . Having accomplished these tasks the broth- ers come to Enlil and ...
Page 148
... FISH ONCE A KING named Satyavrata found a tiny fish in the river and took it in a bowl to his palace . Next morning the fish had grown so he transferred it into a pond , but it very quickly outgrew that too , so he put it into a lake ...
... FISH ONCE A KING named Satyavrata found a tiny fish in the river and took it in a bowl to his palace . Next morning the fish had grown so he transferred it into a pond , but it very quickly outgrew that too , so he put it into a lake ...
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... fish it con- tained . Upon hearing Yaya returning they hastily replaced the gourd , but it broke , spilling water full of fish which covered the earth and became the ocean . The brothers fled to their grand- father's land , where , when ...
... fish it con- tained . Upon hearing Yaya returning they hastily replaced the gourd , but it broke , spilling water full of fish which covered the earth and became the ocean . The brothers fled to their grand- father's land , where , when ...
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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