Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 42
... Thought ) , an emanation of Ahura Mazda , and evil , Angra Mainyu ( Evil Thought ) , whose struggle will last until the end of the world . Everything in the spiritual ( menog ) and physical ( getig ) creation partakes of this struggle ...
... Thought ) , an emanation of Ahura Mazda , and evil , Angra Mainyu ( Evil Thought ) , whose struggle will last until the end of the world . Everything in the spiritual ( menog ) and physical ( getig ) creation partakes of this struggle ...
Page 58
... thought to possess exemplary courage and honour , to be associated with them was thought to bring good fortune . Similarly , to neglect a hero risked provoking his anger . Many Greek states claimed a hero as their founder or protector ...
... thought to possess exemplary courage and honour , to be associated with them was thought to bring good fortune . Similarly , to neglect a hero risked provoking his anger . Many Greek states claimed a hero as their founder or protector ...
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... THOUGHT by the northern people to have begun with the fusion of ice and fire , and they thought that at Ragnarok , the end of the world , flames would reach the sky and the earth would sink into the sea . Destruction by fire and water ...
... THOUGHT by the northern people to have begun with the fusion of ice and fire , and they thought that at Ragnarok , the end of the world , flames would reach the sky and the earth would sink into the sea . Destruction by fire and water ...
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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