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... night a thief came and stole some apples . The king was most upset and had his stable lad Ivan stand guard all night long . Half the night passed and then , all of a sudden , Ivan saw a Firebird swoop down and start pecking at the ...
... night a thief came and stole some apples . The king was most upset and had his stable lad Ivan stand guard all night long . Half the night passed and then , all of a sudden , Ivan saw a Firebird swoop down and start pecking at the ...
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... night . Freyr owned a ship , Skidbladnir , which always got a fair wind when its sail was raised but could be folded up and kept in a pocket when not in use , and a golden boar which ran across sky and sea faster than any horse and ...
... night . Freyr owned a ship , Skidbladnir , which always got a fair wind when its sail was raised but could be folded up and kept in a pocket when not in use , and a golden boar which ran across sky and sea faster than any horse and ...
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... NIGHT in the long - ago time , the darkness was very black and snow began to fall . It fell all through the long , black night , which seemed endless . The snow became deeper and deeper , covering plants and bushes ; the animals had ...
... NIGHT in the long - ago time , the darkness was very black and snow began to fall . It fell all through the long , black night , which seemed endless . The snow became deeper and deeper , covering plants and bushes ; the animals had ...
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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