Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 42
... warrior's room . From their union , Sohrab is born and grows up not know- ing his father , yet eager to equal his exploits . Rustam is the foremost warrior of the Shah of Iran , Sohrab becomes the warrior of Afrasyab of Turan ( origi ...
... warrior's room . From their union , Sohrab is born and grows up not know- ing his father , yet eager to equal his exploits . Rustam is the foremost warrior of the Shah of Iran , Sohrab becomes the warrior of Afrasyab of Turan ( origi ...
Page 98
... warrior and he set out to find Peredur . Peredur's wanderings took him to two uncles , one after the other . The first , a lame fisherman , told him never to ask about things he did not understand . At the court of the second he saw a ...
... warrior and he set out to find Peredur . Peredur's wanderings took him to two uncles , one after the other . The first , a lame fisherman , told him never to ask about things he did not understand . At the court of the second he saw a ...
Page 222
... warrior , his bristled boar's back covered with a feather cape . When the spirit guardians of a spring refused to give him water he became a hog again and rooted for the spring . He then hurled the two spirit men across the valley where ...
... warrior , his bristled boar's back covered with a feather cape . When the spirit guardians of a spring refused to give him water he became a hog again and rooted for the spring . He then hurled the two spirit men across the valley where ...
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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