Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 148
... ocean . The king asked the fish why it had taken this form . The fish replied that he was Vishnu , come to save all the creatures of the earth from a devastating flood . The king should gather samples of all species of plants and ...
... ocean . The king asked the fish why it had taken this form . The fish replied that he was Vishnu , come to save all the creatures of the earth from a devastating flood . The king should gather samples of all species of plants and ...
Page 149
... ocean of milk and churn it . To churn the ocean they would have to use the gold- en 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 ...
... ocean of milk and churn it . To churn the ocean they would have to use the gold- en 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 ...
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... Ocean ) is typical of some Pancatantra sto- ries in that it freely incorporates its fictional animal characters into ... OCEAN A SMALL BIRD and his wife lived by the ocean , and he built a nest on the shore . His wife protested that the ...
... Ocean ) is typical of some Pancatantra sto- ries in that it freely incorporates its fictional animal characters into ... OCEAN A SMALL BIRD and his wife lived by the ocean , and he built a nest on the shore . His wife protested that the ...
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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