Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 115
... sacrifices were brought to groves , rocks and stones in which patron gods were thought to reside . This type of sacrifice was more likely to be foodstuffs . Simple altars of piled stones were also set up in the open air for such sacrifices ...
... sacrifices were brought to groves , rocks and stones in which patron gods were thought to reside . This type of sacrifice was more likely to be foodstuffs . Simple altars of piled stones were also set up in the open air for such sacrifices ...
Page 150
... sacrifice . When Daksha , leader of the brahmins , arrived , every- one stood to receive him except Shiva , who was deep in meditation . Although Shiva was married to his daughter , Daksha was offended . ' Shiva is not wor- thy to be ...
... sacrifice . When Daksha , leader of the brahmins , arrived , every- one stood to receive him except Shiva , who was deep in meditation . Although Shiva was married to his daughter , Daksha was offended . ' Shiva is not wor- thy to be ...
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... SACRIFICE and blood - letting are thought to restore fertil- ity to the earth and the community . Rituals surrounding fertility and sacrifice are often explained through myth . The ritual of human sacrifice is a common legacy of ...
... SACRIFICE and blood - letting are thought to restore fertil- ity to the earth and the community . Rituals surrounding fertility and sacrifice are often explained through myth . The ritual of human sacrifice is a common legacy of ...
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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