Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 108
... LIVED an old man and woman with their daughter Vassilisa . One day , the old woman fell sick and , before she died , gave her daughter a little doll , telling her that whenever she needed help , she was to give the doll a bite to eat ...
... LIVED an old man and woman with their daughter Vassilisa . One day , the old woman fell sick and , before she died , gave her daughter a little doll , telling her that whenever she needed help , she was to give the doll a bite to eat ...
Page 120
... lived in the branches : Dain , Dvalin , Duneyr and Durathror . The tree was a source of life and suc- cour to the creatures that lived in and under it , but it suffered anguish and hardship , caused by the very creatures it sustained ...
... lived in the branches : Dain , Dvalin , Duneyr and Durathror . The tree was a source of life and suc- cour to the creatures that lived in and under it , but it suffered anguish and hardship , caused by the very creatures it sustained ...
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... lived with his beloved Sita for 14 years . In the last year of their exile the evil king Ravana stole Sita by sending the wizard Maricha disguised as a golden deer . When Sita saw the beautiful deer she begged Rama to capture it for her ...
... lived with his beloved Sita for 14 years . In the last year of their exile the evil king Ravana stole Sita by sending the wizard Maricha disguised as a golden deer . When Sita saw the beautiful deer she begged Rama to capture it for her ...
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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