Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 80
... offered was needed . The Tuatha Dé Danann , he was told , had people who possessed all of these skills . Eventually Lugh bid the gatekeeper to ask Nuada if there was any one man in his company who possessed all of the skills that he ...
... offered was needed . The Tuatha Dé Danann , he was told , had people who possessed all of these skills . Eventually Lugh bid the gatekeeper to ask Nuada if there was any one man in his company who possessed all of the skills that he ...
Page 128
... offered to buy it from them , but they refused to sell . Freyja offered a large amount of gold and sil- ver , but still they would not part with the necklace . △ Dwarfs were excellent metal workers and craft- ed a necklace for the ...
... offered to buy it from them , but they refused to sell . Freyja offered a large amount of gold and sil- ver , but still they would not part with the necklace . △ Dwarfs were excellent metal workers and craft- ed a necklace for the ...
Page 165
... offered to the ancestor kings , the guards remained hidden until all the royal guests and shamanic priests had departed . Only then could they emerge from the gloom and partake of the lavish- ly arrayed food and drink . △ Traditional ...
... offered to the ancestor kings , the guards remained hidden until all the royal guests and shamanic priests had departed . Only then could they emerge from the gloom and partake of the lavish- ly arrayed food and drink . △ Traditional ...
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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