Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... gods on the secret instructions of Enki . THE BABYLONIAN VERSION begins at that time when the minor gods have to work hard for the great gods , which eventually causes a revolt . Enki offers to find a solution and asks the mother god ...
... gods on the secret instructions of Enki . THE BABYLONIAN VERSION begins at that time when the minor gods have to work hard for the great gods , which eventually causes a revolt . Enki offers to find a solution and asks the mother god ...
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... god of creation , Nefertum . T THE DESTRUCTION THE WORLD AND MAN having been created , the gods then proliferated , most being closely related to each other ( as with the 12 gods of Mount Olympus in Greek mythology ) . However , as in ...
... god of creation , Nefertum . T THE DESTRUCTION THE WORLD AND MAN having been created , the gods then proliferated , most being closely related to each other ( as with the 12 gods of Mount Olympus in Greek mythology ) . However , as in ...
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... god or ancestral figure , possibly Tangaroa . GODS NEW AND TRANSFORMED WHILE THE REVIVAL of old gods in Melanesia is partly to be expected , given the late arrival of Christianity and the absence of chief - based theocracies , revival of ...
... god or ancestral figure , possibly Tangaroa . GODS NEW AND TRANSFORMED WHILE THE REVIVAL of old gods in Melanesia is partly to be expected , given the late arrival of Christianity and the absence of chief - based theocracies , revival of ...
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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