Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... symbol was the horned and winged dragon , also known as Mushhushu . THEMES OF BABYLONIAN MYTHOLOGY WHILE THE BABYLONIANS inherited the culture and religious institutions of Sumer and translated a number of Sumerian myths , their ...
... symbol was the horned and winged dragon , also known as Mushhushu . THEMES OF BABYLONIAN MYTHOLOGY WHILE THE BABYLONIANS inherited the culture and religious institutions of Sumer and translated a number of Sumerian myths , their ...
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H THE WORLD AS SYMBOL INDIAN MYTH has made every aspect of nature into a symbol of divinity , celebrated in dance , poetry , music , sculpture , painting and architecture . One of the oldest symbols is the ritual fire sacrifice , in ...
H THE WORLD AS SYMBOL INDIAN MYTH has made every aspect of nature into a symbol of divinity , celebrated in dance , poetry , music , sculpture , painting and architecture . One of the oldest symbols is the ritual fire sacrifice , in ...
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88 करीपादजीराज H PEACOCK , ELEPHANT AND COW ANIMALS ARE ever - present symbols in Indian art . The peacock is a native of the woodlands of North India and a favourite symbol of beauty and grace . The peacock feather is the symbol ...
88 करीपादजीराज H PEACOCK , ELEPHANT AND COW ANIMALS ARE ever - present symbols in Indian art . The peacock is a native of the woodlands of North India and a favourite symbol of beauty and grace . The peacock feather is the symbol ...
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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