Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... island between the early centuries CE and c . 1200. There are also Moors of Arab origin and Burghers , descendants of Portuguese or Dutch settlers . A loose form of Hinduism was introduced to the island by the earliest settlers , and ...
... island between the early centuries CE and c . 1200. There are also Moors of Arab origin and Burghers , descendants of Portuguese or Dutch settlers . A loose form of Hinduism was introduced to the island by the earliest settlers , and ...
Page 204
... island's culture , and the change from a hunt- ing / gathering society to an agrarian society . There are no parallels to this myth in Korea outside of Cheju Island . The narra- tive structure , however , is parallel to founda- tion ...
... island's culture , and the change from a hunt- ing / gathering society to an agrarian society . There are no parallels to this myth in Korea outside of Cheju Island . The narra- tive structure , however , is parallel to founda- tion ...
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... 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 in the east ...
... 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 in the east ...
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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