Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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Page 37
... wife in gold if his mis- sion should be successful . All goes according to plan . He weds the beau- tiful Hariya and all the gods come to the wedding feast . El pronounces that Hariya will bear eight sons and eight daughters . After ...
... wife in gold if his mis- sion should be successful . All goes according to plan . He weds the beau- tiful Hariya and all the gods come to the wedding feast . El pronounces that Hariya will bear eight sons and eight daughters . After ...
Page 127
... wife , Frigg , and Freyja , goddess of fecundity and sensuality . These two have sometimes been suggested to be aspects of one goddess . - Frigg representing wife and mother , and Freyja mis- tress and lover . They also shared some ...
... wife , Frigg , and Freyja , goddess of fecundity and sensuality . These two have sometimes been suggested to be aspects of one goddess . - Frigg representing wife and mother , and Freyja mis- tress and lover . They also shared some ...
Page 230
... wife , who became a sightless mass of sand . His two sisters took pity on him and , dressed only in the leaves of the ti plant and armed with reed darts , they set off to find him a wife . The people of Tahiti assembled but no wife was ...
... wife , who became a sightless mass of sand . His two sisters took pity on him and , dressed only in the leaves of the ti plant and armed with reed darts , they set off to find him a wife . The people of Tahiti assembled but no wife was ...
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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