Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 261
... supernatural forces of both as powerful gods . Sacred zemí images of stone and wood represented these powerful super- natural beings . The two major Taíno deities were Yúcahu , the ' spirit of cassava ' the staple food of the Taíno ...
... supernatural forces of both as powerful gods . Sacred zemí images of stone and wood represented these powerful super- natural beings . The two major Taíno deities were Yúcahu , the ' spirit of cassava ' the staple food of the Taíno ...
Page 294
... supernatural jaguars and eagles decorated architecture , pottery and goldwork . Along with sophisticated stone - built temples and elaborate textiles , these fea- tures became the hallmarks of all subsequent Andean civilisations , from ...
... supernatural jaguars and eagles decorated architecture , pottery and goldwork . Along with sophisticated stone - built temples and elaborate textiles , these fea- tures became the hallmarks of all subsequent Andean civilisations , from ...
Page 302
... supernatural jaguar . The Sun then com- mands another supernatural , Pamurí- mahsë , to transport the first people to the earth in a large canoe . T ' WOMAN SHAMAN ' MAKES THE WORLD IN THE MYTHOLOGY of the Barasana Amerindians of the ...
... supernatural jaguar . The Sun then com- mands another supernatural , Pamurí- mahsë , to transport the first people to the earth in a large canoe . T ' WOMAN SHAMAN ' MAKES THE WORLD IN THE MYTHOLOGY of the Barasana Amerindians of the ...
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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