Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... represented with the head of an ibis , and the baboon was an animal par- ticularly regarded as sacred and associated with him . He was the god of wisdom and learn- ing who had invented hiero- glyphs , literally ' the sacred writ- ings ...
... represented with the head of an ibis , and the baboon was an animal par- ticularly regarded as sacred and associated with him . He was the god of wisdom and learn- ing who had invented hiero- glyphs , literally ' the sacred writ- ings ...
Page 53
... represented carrying a pick and hoe and with a seed bag on its back over its left shoulder ; sometimes it also has water pots represented on its back . These figures , which can vary enormously in size from almost a metre in height ...
... represented carrying a pick and hoe and with a seed bag on its back over its left shoulder ; sometimes it also has water pots represented on its back . These figures , which can vary enormously in size from almost a metre in height ...
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... represented in threes , and the Morrigan is often represented by her terrifying sisters . Sometimes a trio represents different aspects of the same character ; Naoise , the lover of Deirdre , has two brothers , but they are ...
... represented in threes , and the Morrigan is often represented by her terrifying sisters . Sometimes a trio represents different aspects of the same character ; Naoise , the lover of Deirdre , has two brothers , but they are ...
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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