Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 146
... universe first came into being , it was but one of countless seeds springing from the body of Vishnu , seeds which floated in the Ocean of Creation like clusters of bub- bles . Each seed became a golden egg into which Vishnu entered as ...
... universe first came into being , it was but one of countless seeds springing from the body of Vishnu , seeds which floated in the Ocean of Creation like clusters of bub- bles . Each seed became a golden egg into which Vishnu entered as ...
Page 147
... universe as Narayana , the ' one who lies on the waters of life ' . He sleeps at the base of the uni- verse , attended by the goddess Lakshmi . Whenever there is disturbance in the bal- ance of the universe , he enters the human world ...
... universe as Narayana , the ' one who lies on the waters of life ' . He sleeps at the base of the uni- verse , attended by the goddess Lakshmi . Whenever there is disturbance in the bal- ance of the universe , he enters the human world ...
Page 150
... universe . This fire blazes for a hundred celestial years , destroying all crea- tures . From Shiva's scattered hair rains tor- rential water for a further hundred celestial years , inundating all directions . The universe fills with ...
... universe . This fire blazes for a hundred celestial years , destroying all crea- tures . From Shiva's scattered hair rains tor- rential water for a further hundred celestial years , inundating all directions . The universe fills with ...
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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