Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 80
... told the gatekeeper that he was a champion , a harpist , a warrior , a poet , a historian , a magician and a metal - worker . He said he was even prepared to serve as a cup - bearer . But nothing he offered was needed . The Tuatha Dé ...
... told the gatekeeper that he was a champion , a harpist , a warrior , a poet , a historian , a magician and a metal - worker . He said he was even prepared to serve as a cup - bearer . But nothing he offered was needed . The Tuatha Dé ...
Page 203
... told in Europe and the Mediterranean area which use the motif of the flight of a hero from his place of birth . In those myths the hero eventually returns home . In the Chumong myth the hero never returns . T THE MYTH OF CHUMONG ...
... told in Europe and the Mediterranean area which use the motif of the flight of a hero from his place of birth . In those myths the hero eventually returns home . In the Chumong myth the hero never returns . T THE MYTH OF CHUMONG ...
Page 280
... told by women to young girls showing them how to behave ; windigo tales about people's fights with cannibal giants ; animal tales about peo- ple's true encounters with animals , and anecdotes involving tricks played by one animal on ...
... told by women to young girls showing them how to behave ; windigo tales about people's fights with cannibal giants ; animal tales about peo- ple's true encounters with animals , and anecdotes involving tricks played by one animal on ...
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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