Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 48
... goddess was upon her fingers and the queen noticed the new hairstyles and perfume and enquired about this change . The maids told her of the lonely old lady they had befriended by the seashore who sat there day after day , apparently ...
... goddess was upon her fingers and the queen noticed the new hairstyles and perfume and enquired about this change . The maids told her of the lonely old lady they had befriended by the seashore who sat there day after day , apparently ...
Page 56
... 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 and metal ...
... 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 and metal ...
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... goddess was demoted from a primeval divinity to the first female human . The myth tells how she and her brother ... goddess , probably the creator goddess Woman Gua with her serpentine tail . Votive smoke rises from the funeral feast to ...
... goddess was demoted from a primeval divinity to the first female human . The myth tells how she and her brother ... goddess , probably the creator goddess Woman Gua with her serpentine tail . Votive smoke rises from the funeral feast 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