Encyclopedia of World MythologyThe myriad rituals used by medicine men, shamans and elders to call upon the spirits, the customary beliefs in the powers of the gods, and the social and cultural influences behind these beliefs are all explained within this volume. |
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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 is not a war-like god and his major adversaries are
various goddesses, most notably Inanna who tricks him into giving away divine ...
ENKI HE IS THE SON of the sky-god An and his mother is Nammu, a goddess of
water and creation. ... He is not a war-like god and his major adversaries are
various goddesses, most notably Inanna who tricks him into giving away divine ...
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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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