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Page 80
In successive attempts Lugh 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.
In successive attempts Lugh 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.
Page 203
Unlike the Tan'gun myth, this myth is only concerned with the establishment of
the state and not with the origin of the people's culture. It also differs from heroic
tales told in Europe and the Mediterranean area which use the motif of the flight
of ...
Unlike the Tan'gun myth, this myth is only concerned with the establishment of
the state and not with the origin of the people's culture. It also differs from heroic
tales told in Europe and the Mediterranean area which use the motif of the flight
of ...
Page 280
Chippewa myths may be divided roughly into the following classifications:
Wenebojo (a real person) creation myths; tales about Matchikwewis and
Oshkikwe, mostly cautionary tales told by women to young girls showing them
how to behave; ...
Chippewa myths may be divided roughly into the following classifications:
Wenebojo (a real person) creation myths; tales about Matchikwewis and
Oshkikwe, mostly cautionary tales told by women to young girls showing them
how to behave; ...
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Contents
Introduction | 6 |
PIS Ancient Near East | 12 |
flflfc Oceania | 216 |
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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 cult culture cycle Daksha dance daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine earth Enki Enlil Ereshkigal evil father female fertility fire fish flood Freyja giant Gilgamesh goddess gods Greek head heaven hero Huitzilopochtli human hunting Hymir important Inanna Indian Inuit island Izanami journey killed king Krishna land lived Loki Lugh magic married Mesoamerica Mesoamerican Mexica moon mother mountain mythic mythology nature night Ninurta ocean Odin Okuninushi origin painting rain religion religious ritual river Roman sacred sacrifice serpent shaman Shiva Slav soul spirits stone stories Sumerian supernatural Susa-no-o symbol Taino temple Tezcatlipoca themes Thor tion told tree tribes trickster Ugarit underworld Vishnu warrior wife woman women worshipped Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | Encyclopedia of world mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Publisher | Barnes & Noble Books, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0760728550, 9780760728550 |
| Length | 320 pages |
| Subjects | Mythology |
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