Encyclopedia of World MythologyBarnes & Noble Books, 2001 - 320 pages |
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... worshipped in Homer's time , but by the fifth century BCE , the hero cult had become a widespread form of religious worship . Heroes were worshipped at shrines built on the supposed sites of their burial or death . Because heroes were ...
... worshipped in Homer's time , but by the fifth century BCE , the hero cult had become a widespread form of religious worship . Heroes were worshipped at shrines built on the supposed sites of their burial or death . Because heroes were ...
Page 151
... worshipped in temples all over India . Devi appears as the terrible Kali , to whom goats are sacrificed , or as the mer- ciful Radha , the lover of Krishna . As Durga she rides a lion and protects her devotees from harm . As Bhumi ...
... worshipped in temples all over India . Devi appears as the terrible Kali , to whom goats are sacrificed , or as the mer- ciful Radha , the lover of Krishna . As Durga she rides a lion and protects her devotees from harm . As Bhumi ...
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... worshipped both ancestors and nature , personifying the supernatural forces of both as powerful gods . Sacred zemí images of stone and wood represented these powerful super- natural beings . The two major Taíno deities were Yúcahu , the ...
... worshipped both ancestors and nature , personifying the supernatural forces of both as powerful gods . Sacred zemí images of stone and wood represented these powerful super- natural beings . The two major Taíno deities were Yúcahu , 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