Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 206
... regions . The Philippine Islands also form part of the region . Between the Indo - Australian plate and the Pacific plate lies the Makassar Strait , which separates the islands of Borneo and Bali from those of Sulawesi and Lombok . To ...
... regions . The Philippine Islands also form part of the region . Between the Indo - Australian plate and the Pacific plate lies the Makassar Strait , which separates the islands of Borneo and Bali from those of Sulawesi and Lombok . To ...
Page 216
... region , legends and folk tales told of celebrated tricksters , shape - changers and spiritual voyagers . There were , however , great differences . In much of Melanesia and some of the other island groups the more negative facets of ...
... region , legends and folk tales told of celebrated tricksters , shape - changers and spiritual voyagers . There were , however , great differences . In much of Melanesia and some of the other island groups the more negative facets of ...
Page 294
... region of contrasting landscapes . Geography stimulated cultural development . The proximi- of three distinct environments - high mountains , Pacific coast and Amazonian tropical rainforests - encouraged craft specialisation and ...
... region of contrasting landscapes . Geography stimulated cultural development . The proximi- of three distinct environments - high mountains , Pacific coast and Amazonian tropical rainforests - encouraged craft specialisation 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