Encyclopedia of World Mythology |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 61
Page 249
... stone , those neigh- bours refuse to reciprocate , informing him that it was ridiculous for him to sell his farm for such an object . Dying of starvation and grief about his neighbours ' attitudes , the sheep gives the bright stone to ...
... stone , those neigh- bours refuse to reciprocate , informing him that it was ridiculous for him to sell his farm for such an object . Dying of starvation and grief about his neighbours ' attitudes , the sheep gives the bright stone to ...
Page 270
... STONE THERE WAS ONCE an orphan who grew up strong and wise . One day his aunt gave him a bow and arrows , saying , ' It is time for you to learn to hunt . Go to the forest and bring back food ' . He set off early next morning and shot ...
... STONE THERE WAS ONCE an orphan who grew up strong and wise . One day his aunt gave him a bow and arrows , saying , ' It is time for you to learn to hunt . Go to the forest and bring back food ' . He set off early next morning and shot ...
Page 287
... STONE AZTEC CREATION MYTHS are vivid- ly portrayed in the impressive Calendar Stone . Discovered in 1790 near the Great Aztec Temple in Mexico City , the four- metre - wide disc is less a true calendar than a monumental vision of Aztec ...
... STONE AZTEC CREATION MYTHS are vivid- ly portrayed in the impressive Calendar Stone . Discovered in 1790 near the Great Aztec Temple in Mexico City , the four- metre - wide disc is less a true calendar than a monumental vision of Aztec ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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