Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 185
... PAINTING found in the tomb of Lady Xin Chui , who died in 168 BCE in the vicinity of Changsha , a city in Hunan Province , depicts her mytho- logical journey into Paradise . The lowest scene shows the watery underworld where her mortal ...
... PAINTING found in the tomb of Lady Xin Chui , who died in 168 BCE in the vicinity of Changsha , a city in Hunan Province , depicts her mytho- logical journey into Paradise . The lowest scene shows the watery underworld where her mortal ...
Page 247
... PAINTING TECHNIQUES IN WESTERN ARNHEM LAND , the style of painting now known as ' X - Ray ' is most highly developed . These show the elaborate internal anatomy of beings and animals : in the latter case , it often indicates which parts ...
... PAINTING TECHNIQUES IN WESTERN ARNHEM LAND , the style of painting now known as ' X - Ray ' is most highly developed . These show the elaborate internal anatomy of beings and animals : in the latter case , it often indicates which parts ...
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... painting is especially impor- tant , with red paint made from urucu seeds applied to face , arms and legs in a multitude of designs . Feather headdresses are made from feathers of mythologically important birds , such as the macaw and ...
... painting is especially impor- tant , with red paint made from urucu seeds applied to face , arms and legs in a multitude of designs . Feather headdresses are made from feathers of mythologically important birds , such as the macaw and ...
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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