Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... tribes as there were ' stars in the sky ' and they spoke at least 300 languages . But they were always under pressure to move on . A turn- ing point came in 1492 when Christopher Columbus landed in the New World . Thinking he had ...
... tribes as there were ' stars in the sky ' and they spoke at least 300 languages . But they were always under pressure to move on . A turn- ing point came in 1492 when Christopher Columbus landed in the New World . Thinking he had ...
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... tribes ; some , indeed , had no names for creatures that were not hunted . The most common actors in the tales are the bear , fox , wolf , wolverine and , of course , the raven . The ritual robes and equipment of a shaman : staff ...
... tribes ; some , indeed , had no names for creatures that were not hunted . The most common actors in the tales are the bear , fox , wolf , wolverine and , of course , the raven . The ritual robes and equipment of a shaman : staff ...
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... tribes . The raven is thought to have helped create the earth , all animals and humans ; he brings light and fresh ... tribes recognise only an upper world . In the tale Journey to the Sky ' , told by the Alabama - Coushatta tribes , the ...
... tribes . The raven is thought to have helped create the earth , all animals and humans ; he brings light and fresh ... tribes recognise only an upper world . In the tale Journey to the Sky ' , told by the Alabama - Coushatta tribes , the ...
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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