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Other myths describe the origin of the elements, the sun and the moon, and other
celestial bodies, which are related to myths about the bal ance between daylight
and darkness, time and space, and the year's hunting activities. THE ORIGIN ...
Other myths describe the origin of the elements, the sun and the moon, and other
celestial bodies, which are related to myths about the bal ance between daylight
and darkness, time and space, and the year's hunting activities. THE ORIGIN ...
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T MOON AND DUGONG A MAN FROM THE YIRRITJA moiety named Moon,
lived with his sister named Dugong. Once they were out digging for edible bulbs
of the lily and lotus plants. While doing so, the sister was bitten by leeches.
T MOON AND DUGONG A MAN FROM THE YIRRITJA moiety named Moon,
lived with his sister named Dugong. Once they were out digging for edible bulbs
of the lily and lotus plants. While doing so, the sister was bitten by leeches.
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MYTH AND THE PHYSICAL WORLD tH T NIGHT, DAY AND THE MOON'S
BLOOD FOR THE BARASANA, Sun and Moon were brothers. One day, Moon
announced that he was going to be the day and dry up the wombs of women.
Sun, the ...
MYTH AND THE PHYSICAL WORLD tH T NIGHT, DAY AND THE MOON'S
BLOOD FOR THE BARASANA, Sun and Moon were brothers. One day, Moon
announced that he was going to be the day and dry up the wombs of women.
Sun, the ...
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Contents
Introduction | 6 |
PIS Ancient Near East | 12 |
flflfc Oceania | 216 |
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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 cult culture cycle Daksha dance daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine earth Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father female fertility fire fish flood Freyja giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek head heaven hero Huitzilopochtli human hunting Hymir important Inanna Indian Inuit island Izanami journey killed king Krishna land lived Loki Lugh magic married Mesoamerica Mesoamerican Mexica moon mother mountain mythic mythology nature night Ninurta ocean Odin Okuninushi origin painting rain religion religious ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice serpent shaman Shiva Slav soul spirits stone stories Sumerian supernatural Susa-no-o symbol Taino temple Tezcatlipoca themes Thor tion told tree tribes trickster Ugarit underworld Vishnu warrior wife woman women worshipped Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | Encyclopedia of world mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Publisher | Barnes & Noble Books, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0760728550, 9780760728550 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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