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... king who had an orchard that was the apple of his eye . For in the orchard grew a gold- en apple tree . One night a thief came and stole some apples . The king was most upset and had his stable lad Ivan stand guard all night long . Half ...
... king who had an orchard that was the apple of his eye . For in the orchard grew a gold- en apple tree . One night a thief came and stole some apples . The king was most upset and had his stable lad Ivan stand guard all night long . Half ...
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... king to learn of Buddhism . Legend has it that the sky one day filled with rainbows and on to the roof of his palace fell Buddhist texts and images . He was unable to comprehend even a sin- gle syllable of the sacred writings , but it ...
... king to learn of Buddhism . Legend has it that the sky one day filled with rainbows and on to the roof of his palace fell Buddhist texts and images . He was unable to comprehend even a sin- gle syllable of the sacred writings , but it ...
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... king . The king's functions were to make divination to the royal ances- tors , to conduct rituals in honour of the ancestors , to make a sacred progress through Shang territory , to lead in war , hold audiences , bestow honours and lead ...
... king . The king's functions were to make divination to the royal ances- tors , to conduct rituals in honour of the ancestors , to make a sacred progress through Shang territory , to lead in war , hold audiences , bestow honours and lead ...
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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