Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 39
... light coexists with Ahriman's world of darkness , potential in the spirit ( menog ) . Ahriman ( earlier known as Angra Mainyu ) sees the light , and hears Ohrmazd's proposed 9,000 - year war between light and dark , and falls back into ...
... light coexists with Ahriman's world of darkness , potential in the spirit ( menog ) . Ahriman ( earlier known as Angra Mainyu ) sees the light , and hears Ohrmazd's proposed 9,000 - year war between light and dark , and falls back into ...
Page 141
... lights descended to earth and several rays of light entered the old man's house through a window , seizing the three souls . The young man was saved and the three souls were taken back to the heavens . Without them the old man soon ...
... lights descended to earth and several rays of light entered the old man's house through a window , seizing the three souls . The young man was saved and the three souls were taken back to the heavens . Without them the old man soon ...
Page 168
... lights were born . One of these was black and called Black Misery ( myal ba nag po ) , the other was white and called Radiant ( od zer ldan ) . Then , out of chaos arose multi - coloured streams of light which separated in the manner of ...
... lights were born . One of these was black and called Black Misery ( myal ba nag po ) , the other was white and called Radiant ( od zer ldan ) . Then , out of chaos arose multi - coloured streams of light which separated in the manner of ...
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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