Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... tion on the shimmering surface . Entranced , he fell in love with his own . image and , when it failed to return his love , Narcissus pined away and died . As he lay dying , he was transformed into the narcissus flower . H MOSAICS AND ...
... tion on the shimmering surface . Entranced , he fell in love with his own . image and , when it failed to return his love , Narcissus pined away and died . As he lay dying , he was transformed into the narcissus flower . H MOSAICS AND ...
Page 79
... tion and birth , their afflictions or geasa , how they got their names , how they proved themselves , their loves , ordeals , battles , quests and death . Cúchulainn , for example , had three fathers . His geis for- bade him to eat dog ...
... tion and birth , their afflictions or geasa , how they got their names , how they proved themselves , their loves , ordeals , battles , quests and death . Cúchulainn , for example , had three fathers . His geis for- bade him to eat dog ...
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... tion , aid and assistance in their struggle to survive with their culture in the Euro- Australian nation state . PAINTING TECHNIQUES IN WESTERN ARNHEM LAND , the style of painting now known as ' X - Ray ' is most highly developed ...
... tion , aid and assistance in their struggle to survive with their culture in the Euro- Australian nation state . PAINTING TECHNIQUES IN WESTERN ARNHEM LAND , the style of painting now known as ' X - Ray ' is most highly developed ...
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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