Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 182
... relates how he stirred the world's waters so they crashed against the sky barrier , threatening a return to chaos . The myth of the dual catastro- phe of flood and fire is recounted through the figure of the goddess . Woman Gua who ...
... relates how he stirred the world's waters so they crashed against the sky barrier , threatening a return to chaos . The myth of the dual catastro- phe of flood and fire is recounted through the figure of the goddess . Woman Gua who ...
Page 183
... relates that at the beginning of time primeval mat- ter was like a chicken's egg . After 18,000 years this matter separated , and sky and earth opened out , the Yang ethereal matter rising to form the sky , the Yin heavy matter falling ...
... relates that at the beginning of time primeval mat- ter was like a chicken's egg . After 18,000 years this matter separated , and sky and earth opened out , the Yang ethereal matter rising to form the sky , the Yin heavy matter falling ...
Page 186
... relates how a surrogate female named Woman Chou was exposed on a mountain - top dressed in green , the emblem of water and vegetal regeneration . As the sun beat down mercilessly on her she tried to screen her face with her green sleeve ...
... relates how a surrogate female named Woman Chou was exposed on a mountain - top dressed in green , the emblem of water and vegetal regeneration . As the sun beat down mercilessly on her she tried to screen her face with her green sleeve ...
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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