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Page 201
... heaven was selected to go to rule mankind ; heaven's son descended to earth and established culture there ; a tiger and a bear vied to become men ; the transformed Bear Woman plead- ed to have a child ; and the child Tan'gun established ...
... heaven was selected to go to rule mankind ; heaven's son descended to earth and established culture there ; a tiger and a bear vied to become men ; the transformed Bear Woman plead- ed to have a child ; and the child Tan'gun established ...
Page 203
... heaven near Bear Spirit Mountain on the Yalu River . Angered , her parents had banished her . The king secluded Yuhwa in a room . Sunlight caressed her body , she became preg- nant and gave birth to a large egg . The king gave the egg ...
... heaven near Bear Spirit Mountain on the Yalu River . Angered , her parents had banished her . The king secluded Yuhwa in a room . Sunlight caressed her body , she became preg- nant and gave birth to a large egg . The king gave the egg ...
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... HEAVEN AND EARTH CONNECTION - INITIALLY , THERE WERE connections between God and the mortals he created , between the place where God resided and the earthly home of humans . There was commerce between the heavens and the earth . The ...
... HEAVEN AND EARTH CONNECTION - INITIALLY , THERE WERE connections between God and the mortals he created , between the place where God resided and the earthly home of humans . There was commerce between the heavens and the earth . The ...
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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