Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 168
... FORCES OF NATURE THE CHAOTIC FORCES of nature , both feared and honoured by the original shamanic tradition of Tibet , became sys- tematically categorised and ordered under the influence of Buddhism and made to fit harmoniously into the ...
... FORCES OF NATURE THE CHAOTIC FORCES of nature , both feared and honoured by the original shamanic tradition of Tibet , became sys- tematically categorised and ordered under the influence of Buddhism and made to fit harmoniously into the ...
Page 250
... forces contended during the of creation : forces of age chaos and order . In some myths , these forces were exten- sions of the creator god - his son and daughter , for example , embodying his destructive and creative sides , or a ...
... forces contended during the of creation : forces of age chaos and order . In some myths , these forces were exten- sions of the creator god - his son and daughter , for example , embodying his destructive and creative sides , or a ...
Page 308
... forces of nature and devotion to royal descendants of the sun goddess . Shrine Religious places of worship marked by statues , rocks , build- ings , crosses or gifts to be offered to or signifying the deity . Social myths Used to ...
... forces of nature and devotion to royal descendants of the sun goddess . Shrine Religious places of worship marked by statues , rocks , build- ings , crosses or gifts to be offered to or signifying the deity . Social myths Used to ...
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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