Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 77
... later Irish and Welsh texts . At first the ancients did not under- stand the customs of the Celts and later they needed excuses to conquer and ' civilise ' them . So their portrayal of these people as fearsome , undisciplined barbar ...
... later Irish and Welsh texts . At first the ancients did not under- stand the customs of the Celts and later they needed excuses to conquer and ' civilise ' them . So their portrayal of these people as fearsome , undisciplined barbar ...
Page 89
... later , Continental influence . The Four Branches , three of which concern the hero Pryderi , are the stories of Pwll , Branwen , Manawydan and Math . The remaining stories fall into two groups : Four Independent Native Tales ' and ...
... later , Continental influence . The Four Branches , three of which concern the hero Pryderi , are the stories of Pwll , Branwen , Manawydan and Math . The remaining stories fall into two groups : Four Independent Native Tales ' and ...
Page 183
... later , and formed the trinity of Heaven , Earth and Humankind . Later on the Three Sovereigns emerged ( primeval rulers whose divine names vary ) . This myth relates that numbers were then created and cosmic distance was established ...
... later , and formed the trinity of Heaven , Earth and Humankind . Later on the Three Sovereigns emerged ( primeval rulers whose divine names vary ) . This myth relates that numbers were then created and cosmic distance was established ...
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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