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ENKI HE IS THE SON of the sky-god An and his mother is Nammu, a goddess of
water and creation. He lives in the Apsu, the watery depths below the earth, the
source of all fertility and organic life. Since water in Mesopotamia also had an ...
ENKI HE IS THE SON of the sky-god An and his mother is Nammu, a goddess of
water and creation. He lives in the Apsu, the watery depths below the earth, the
source of all fertility and organic life. Since water in Mesopotamia also had an ...
Page 56
His sister Hestia was goddess of the hearth and home and Demeter, whose
name means 'grain mother', was goddess of agriculture. Zeus's sister Hera also
became his wife. They gave birth to Ares, the god of war; Hephaestus, the god of
fire ...
His sister Hestia was goddess of the hearth and home and Demeter, whose
name means 'grain mother', was goddess of agriculture. Zeus's sister Hera also
became his wife. They gave birth to Ares, the god of war; Hephaestus, the god of
fire ...
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THE MYTH OF CHAOS . when her myths were first recorded, and the medieval
era, the position of women was devalued and the goddess was demoted from a
primeval divinity to the first female human. The myth tells how she and her
brother ...
THE MYTH OF CHAOS . when her myths were first recorded, and the medieval
era, the position of women was devalued and the goddess was demoted from a
primeval divinity to the first female human. The myth tells how she and her
brother ...
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Introduction | 6 |
PIS Ancient Near East | 12 |
flflfc Oceania | 216 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Encyclopedia of world mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Publisher | Barnes & Noble Books, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0760728550, 9780760728550 |
| Length | 320 pages |
| Subjects | Mythology |
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