Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 149
... mountain , Mandara , as a churning rod and Vasuki , the giant serpent , as a rope . Taking the mountain and wrap- ping the serpent around it , the demons held his head and the gods held his tail . They tried to churn , but the mountain ...
... mountain , Mandara , as a churning rod and Vasuki , the giant serpent , as a rope . Taking the mountain and wrap- ping the serpent around it , the demons held his head and the gods held his tail . They tried to churn , but the mountain ...
Page 203
... Mountain on the Yalu River . Angered , her parents had banished her . The king secluded Yuhwa in a room . Sunlight ... mountain god , is ruler of all the mountains and owner of all the creatures and objects on the mountains . He is ...
... Mountain on the Yalu River . Angered , her parents had banished her . The king secluded Yuhwa in a room . Sunlight ... mountain god , is ruler of all the mountains and owner of all the creatures and objects on the mountains . He is ...
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... mountain sheep , and one day he found a high mountain with steep sides , ending in a sharp peak reaching up into the clouds . He climbed to the very top . Shinob , the Great Spirit , was walking across the sky when he spotted Nagah ...
... mountain sheep , and one day he found a high mountain with steep sides , ending in a sharp peak reaching up into the clouds . He climbed to the very top . Shinob , the Great Spirit , was walking across the sky when he spotted Nagah ...
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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