Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... plants and animals , he creates two brothers , Enmesh and Enten , to bring his work to completion . Enten is in charge of the animals : ' causing the ewe to give birth to the lamb , the goat to the kid , cow and calf to multiply ' . He ...
... plants and animals , he creates two brothers , Enmesh and Enten , to bring his work to completion . Enten is in charge of the animals : ' causing the ewe to give birth to the lamb , the goat to the kid , cow and calf to multiply ' . He ...
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... plants such as the coconut , sugar cane and kava plant . The male gods of war and fertility were always well endowed , and this also applied to sacred kings who received the first fruits . Myths concerning Rongo , Tane and Hikule'o were ...
... plants such as the coconut , sugar cane and kava plant . The male gods of war and fertility were always well endowed , and this also applied to sacred kings who received the first fruits . Myths concerning Rongo , Tane and Hikule'o were ...
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... plant and animal . Mesoamerican and South American peoples lived in a variety of contrasting natural surroundings . In ... plants to eat and which to avoid , which could cure and which poison , they under- stood the breeding cycles and ...
... plant and animal . Mesoamerican and South American peoples lived in a variety of contrasting natural surroundings . In ... plants to eat and which to avoid , which could cure and which poison , they under- stood the breeding cycles 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