Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 161
... ORIGINS OF THE MYTHS DIFFERENT MYTHS explain the origin of the Sinhalese race and also that of such phenomena as the sea , mountains , gods and different species of animal . Many of these are undoubtedly derived from the Indian ...
... ORIGINS OF THE MYTHS DIFFERENT MYTHS explain the origin of the Sinhalese race and also that of such phenomena as the sea , mountains , gods and different species of animal . Many of these are undoubtedly derived from the Indian ...
Page 200
... origin distinctive from the Chinese people , although they have also absorbed considerable elements of Chinese elite culture and use substantial amounts of Chinese vocabulary in their language . Their mythology , however , is a ...
... origin distinctive from the Chinese people , although they have also absorbed considerable elements of Chinese elite culture and use substantial amounts of Chinese vocabulary in their language . Their mythology , however , is a ...
Page 204
... origin of the three primal clans of Cheju , the origin of the island's culture , and the change from a hunt- ing / gathering society to an agrarian society . There are no parallels to this myth in Korea outside of Cheju Island . The ...
... origin of the three primal clans of Cheju , the origin of the island's culture , and the change from a hunt- ing / gathering society to an agrarian society . There are no parallels to this myth in Korea outside of Cheju Island . 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