Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... TREE THE ASH TREE Yggdrasill , the World Tree , was the axis of the universe . Nothing is recorded of Yggdrasill's origins . It was populated by specific creatures : an all- knowing eagle sat high in it , with a hawk , Vedrfolnir ...
... TREE THE ASH TREE Yggdrasill , the World Tree , was the axis of the universe . Nothing is recorded of Yggdrasill's origins . It was populated by specific creatures : an all- knowing eagle sat high in it , with a hawk , Vedrfolnir ...
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... tree grew . Unfortunately the tree spirit Swarnamali lived in this tree , and when the king's men arrived to fell it , she wept bitterly . The king managed to persuade Swarnamali to leave the tree , which she did . The tree was felled ...
... tree grew . Unfortunately the tree spirit Swarnamali lived in this tree , and when the king's men arrived to fell it , she wept bitterly . The king managed to persuade Swarnamali to leave the tree , which she did . The tree was felled ...
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... tree each in their different sectors . The men's tree was tarakaimaiu and the women's tree was tarakaimate . Like Nakaa , their god , the men and the women were immortal . Nakaa one day announced to them that he was going on a journey ...
... tree each in their different sectors . The men's tree was tarakaimaiu and the women's tree was tarakaimate . Like Nakaa , their god , the men and the women were immortal . Nakaa one day announced to them that he was going on a journey ...
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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