Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 116
... gave the new beings breath and life , Vili gave consciousness and movement , and Ve gave them faces , speech , hearing and sight . They called the man Ask ( ash tree ) and the woman Embla ( of unknown meaning ) . From these two beings ...
... gave the new beings breath and life , Vili gave consciousness and movement , and Ve gave them faces , speech , hearing and sight . They called the man Ask ( ash tree ) and the woman Embla ( of unknown meaning ) . From these two beings ...
Page 117
... gave a guarantee of sup- port in times of difficulty . This is reflect- ed in the myths of the gods , who had many risky adventures , but who were a close - knit group that helped and support- ed each other , with very clear loyalties ...
... gave a guarantee of sup- port in times of difficulty . This is reflect- ed in the myths of the gods , who had many risky adventures , but who were a close - knit group that helped and support- ed each other , with very clear loyalties ...
Page 203
... gave birth to a giant egg out of which the hero emerged ; the hero fled because of the jealousy of his half ... gave birth to a large egg . The king gave the egg to the dogs , pigs , cows and horses , but they would not harm it . Not ...
... gave birth to a giant egg out of which the hero emerged ; the hero fled because of the jealousy of his half ... gave birth to a large egg . The king gave the egg to the dogs , pigs , cows and horses , but they would not harm it . Not ...
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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