Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 13
... remains of temple archives , and most of the myths fea- ture the deities worshipped in these tem- ples . Their purpose also remains unclear ; there are elements of popular narratives , some passages seem to refer to cult rituals , while ...
... remains of temple archives , and most of the myths fea- ture the deities worshipped in these tem- ples . Their purpose also remains unclear ; there are elements of popular narratives , some passages seem to refer to cult rituals , while ...
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... remains seated is Nergal . Ereshkigal plans to avenge this insult by killing Nergal and so she sum- mons him to the underworld . Ea equips Nergal with powerful magic and when he confronts Ereshkigal he roughly pulls her off the throne ...
... remains seated is Nergal . Ereshkigal plans to avenge this insult by killing Nergal and so she sum- mons him to the underworld . Ea equips Nergal with powerful magic and when he confronts Ereshkigal he roughly pulls her off the throne ...
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... remains to be discovered about its ancient past and exten- sive mythology . up Bordering the earth's greatest ocean , the Pacific , Southeast Asia is made of the mainland and the island arc . The mainland comprises Burma , Thai- land ...
... remains to be discovered about its ancient past and exten- sive mythology . up Bordering the earth's greatest ocean , the Pacific , Southeast Asia is made of the mainland and the island arc . The mainland comprises Burma , Thai- land ...
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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