Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... trickster who contained sublime and outrageous characteristics . This same dualistic mixture persists in the ... trickster and the dualistic god repaired to heaven , that is , moved further away from humans and earth , and the ...
... trickster who contained sublime and outrageous characteristics . This same dualistic mixture persists in the ... trickster and the dualistic god repaired to heaven , that is , moved further away from humans and earth , and the ...
Page 249
... trickster and the profane trickster , ever amoral and ever ready to obscure order with chaos , are a part of us as well . MYTH AND METAPHOR Myth becomes a constant metaphor for what humans can become , moving from the chaos of their ...
... trickster and the profane trickster , ever amoral and ever ready to obscure order with chaos , are a part of us as well . MYTH AND METAPHOR Myth becomes a constant metaphor for what humans can become , moving from the chaos of their ...
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... trickster . In the desolate land- scape of the far North - West and along the Pacific seaboard the cry of the birds , especially the raven , can be the most noticeable sign of other living beings in the vicinity . Raven's black colour ...
... trickster . In the desolate land- scape of the far North - West and along the Pacific seaboard the cry of the birds , especially the raven , can be the most noticeable sign of other living beings in the vicinity . Raven's black colour ...
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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