Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... sacred places , where animals reveal themselves to hunters in dreams , or where people encounter animal spirits while travelling . In Siberia , reindeer antlers are placed at sacred sites and adorned with gifts ; in Greenland , pieces ...
... sacred places , where animals reveal themselves to hunters in dreams , or where people encounter animal spirits while travelling . In Siberia , reindeer antlers are placed at sacred sites and adorned with gifts ; in Greenland , pieces ...
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... sacred and that people had long made offerings to the tree spirit before it became a Buddhist site . THE SACRED TREE TREES ARE OFTEN SACRED , and it is thought by many that the bodhi tree , under which the Buddha attained Enlightenment ...
... sacred and that people had long made offerings to the tree spirit before it became a Buddhist site . THE SACRED TREE TREES ARE OFTEN SACRED , and it is thought by many that the bodhi tree , under which the Buddha attained Enlightenment ...
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... sacred writings , but it was predicted to the king that their mean- ing would be revealed to his family after five generations . Worshipping the miracu- lous objects as sacred , Lha - tho tho - ri lived to the age of 120 , although his ...
... sacred writings , but it was predicted to the king that their mean- ing would be revealed to his family after five generations . Worshipping the miracu- lous objects as sacred , Lha - tho tho - ri lived to the age of 120 , although his ...
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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