Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 137
... once more . U THE MOON IN INUIT MYTH it was once possible for any person to journey to the moon . This would happen when the moon visited earth and took a man or woman of his choosing back with him on the dog sledge he used to travel ...
... once more . U THE MOON IN INUIT MYTH it was once possible for any person to journey to the moon . This would happen when the moon visited earth and took a man or woman of his choosing back with him on the dog sledge he used to travel ...
Page 249
... once relate to : an outrageous human activ- ity , a bride or groom quest , someone under attack . From out of these often antisocial events comes new life . The outrage is purposeful because it represents chaos ; the contrasting ...
... once relate to : an outrageous human activ- ity , a bride or groom quest , someone under attack . From out of these often antisocial events comes new life . The outrage is purposeful because it represents chaos ; the contrasting ...
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... Once he was Nagah , the 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 ...
... Once he was Nagah , the 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 ...
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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