World MythologyPararagon Publishing, 2005 - 320 pages Covers the myths and traditions, as well as social and cultural influences behind civilizations all around the world. |
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... Slav family which established an ethnic identity some 1,500 years ago . About that time , in the fifth century , the Slavs began to migrate through eastern Europe : up to the Baltic Sea in the north ; down to the Adriatic in the south ...
... Slav family which established an ethnic identity some 1,500 years ago . About that time , in the fifth century , the Slavs began to migrate through eastern Europe : up to the Baltic Sea in the north ; down to the Adriatic in the south ...
Page 101
... Slavs placed their homes on their banks , and for most of the year the waters fed them . At the same time , the waters were full of demons , gods and mysteries . Here , then , are the main offspring of Mother Nature that formed the Slav ...
... Slavs placed their homes on their banks , and for most of the year the waters fed them . At the same time , the waters were full of demons , gods and mysteries . Here , then , are the main offspring of Mother Nature that formed the Slav ...
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... Slavs ( the western Slavs - Poles , Czechs and Slovaks - took religion from Catholic Rome ; the eastern and southern Slavs from Orthodox Greek Byzantium ) in the tenth century , it outlawed the pagan gods , although some of their ...
... Slavs ( the western Slavs - Poles , Czechs and Slovaks - took religion from Catholic Rome ; the eastern and southern Slavs from Orthodox Greek Byzantium ) in the tenth century , it outlawed the pagan gods , although some of their ...
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Aeneas Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arctic Asia Athens Australia Aztec Baal Babylonian Balder became believed bird body Buddha Buddhist called Caribbean carved Celtic Celts central century BCE Chinese civilisation cosmic created creation myths creator Cúchulainn Culhwch cult culture dead death deities demons depicted earth Enki Enlil father female fertility figure fire fish flood giant goddess gods Greek head heavens Herakles hero human hunting Hymir Idunn Inanna India island Izanagi Izanami jaguar king land living Loki Lugh magic Marduk Maui Medb Mesoamerica moon mountain mythic mythology Myths Retold nature Ngurunderi Odin Oisin origin Padmasambhava Quetzalcoatl religion religious ritual rivers Roman ruler sacred Sedna serpent shaman Shiva Slavs soul spirit stone stories Sumerian supernatural Supreme Susa-no-o symbol symbolised Taíno temple Tezcatlipoca theme Thor traditions trees Tuatha Dé Danann Ugaritic Underworld universe Viracocha Vishnu warrior woman worship Zeus