Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 67
... rivers : the river Styx ( river of hate ) , Acheron ( river of woe ) , Lethe ( river of forgetfulness ) , Cocytus ( river of wailing ) and Phlegethon ( river of fire ) . The scene depicted on this vessel retells one of the myths ...
... rivers : the river Styx ( river of hate ) , Acheron ( river of woe ) , Lethe ( river of forgetfulness ) , Cocytus ( river of wailing ) and Phlegethon ( river of fire ) . The scene depicted on this vessel retells one of the myths ...
Page 103
... river , as Kluchevsky explains : He loved his river . There is no other fea- ture of the land so fondly sung of in folklore . And for good reason . In his meanderings , she showed him the way ; in his settlements , she was his constant ...
... river , as Kluchevsky explains : He loved his river . There is no other fea- ture of the land so fondly sung of in folklore . And for good reason . In his meanderings , she showed him the way ; in his settlements , she was his constant ...
Page 203
... river spirit who had been raped ; the river spirit's daughter gave birth to a giant egg out of which the hero emerged ; the hero fled because of the jealousy of his half - brothers ; and the hero established his kingdom . The four ...
... river spirit who had been raped ; the river spirit's daughter gave birth to a giant egg out of which the hero emerged ; the hero fled because of the jealousy of his half - brothers ; and the hero established his kingdom . The four ...
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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