Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... sent down to thin out the people and reduce the noise . But a wise man named Atrahasis ( sometimes Utnapishtim or ... sent a drought which brought mankind to the verge of starvation . Only shoals of fish sent along the rivers and canals ...
... sent down to thin out the people and reduce the noise . But a wise man named Atrahasis ( sometimes Utnapishtim or ... sent a drought which brought mankind to the verge of starvation . Only shoals of fish sent along the rivers and canals ...
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... sent sev- eral knights to arrange a meeting , including Cei , but they intruded rudely on Peredur's reverie and he sent them back battered and bleeding . Gwalchmai , being more polite , succeed- ed where the others had failed and when ...
... sent sev- eral knights to arrange a meeting , including Cei , but they intruded rudely on Peredur's reverie and he sent them back battered and bleeding . Gwalchmai , being more polite , succeed- ed where the others had failed and when ...
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... sent to collect it and Tristan killed him . He was injured in the fight , however , and his wound became poisoned . A cure was found in Ireland where Tristan was sent under an assumed name . There he was restored to health by Iseult ...
... sent to collect it and Tristan killed him . He was injured in the fight , however , and his wound became poisoned . A cure was found in Ireland where Tristan was sent under an assumed name . There he was restored to health by Iseult ...
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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