Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... traditions of mythology have stories dealing with events of similar impor- tance , but the majority of myths tend to ... traditions of the whole world . This book invites you to explore the links and contrasts between these traditions ...
... traditions of mythology have stories dealing with events of similar impor- tance , but the majority of myths tend to ... traditions of the whole world . This book invites you to explore the links and contrasts between these traditions ...
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... tradition . Probably of more interest to scholars than the story itself is the list of Arthurian characters it ... traditions in Brittany surviving from the influx of Irish , Welsh and Cornish refugees in the fifth century CE , and ...
... tradition . Probably of more interest to scholars than the story itself is the list of Arthurian characters it ... traditions in Brittany surviving from the influx of Irish , Welsh and Cornish refugees in the fifth century CE , and ...
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... traditions that have grown up alongside , or have sometimes pre - figured , the Vedic tradition . These local traditions are expressed in dance , drama , song and folk art . They underscore and add ▻Theatre and dance , such as this ...
... traditions that have grown up alongside , or have sometimes pre - figured , the Vedic tradition . These local traditions are expressed in dance , drama , song and folk art . They underscore and add ▻Theatre and dance , such as this ...
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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