Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 206
... groups in the region . Buddhism remains the principal faith in Burma , Thailand , Laos and Cambodia and is also practised in Vietnam . In the fourteenth century , Islam , brought by Arab traders , began to be adopted in the islands of ...
... groups in the region . Buddhism remains the principal faith in Burma , Thailand , Laos and Cambodia and is also practised in Vietnam . In the fourteenth century , Islam , brought by Arab traders , began to be adopted in the islands of ...
Page 216
... groups of small islands contiguous to Asia or Micronesia settled by seafaring folk of Asian origin ; and the far - flung islands of Polynesia forming a triangle enclosing Hawaii in the north , New Zealand in the south and Easter Island ...
... groups of small islands contiguous to Asia or Micronesia settled by seafaring folk of Asian origin ; and the far - flung islands of Polynesia forming a triangle enclosing Hawaii in the north , New Zealand in the south and Easter Island ...
Page 236
... groups of people . Thus it is common that no local group , clan or language group owns or knows a complete myth. 236 CHARACTERS TRETOLD MYTHS AUSTRALIA.
... groups of people . Thus it is common that no local group , clan or language group owns or knows a complete myth. 236 CHARACTERS TRETOLD MYTHS AUSTRALIA.
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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