World MythologyForm the siege of Troy to the twilight of the Norse gods at Ragnarok and the mysteries of the animal-headed gods of Egypt, the myths of the world have exercised an enduring fascination for their power and insight-volume comprehensive reference book covering mythologies, customs, belief and rituals worldwide. |
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Only late in the succeeding Zhou Dynasty were the myths of ancient China
written down. The Zhou people were from northwest China, modern Gansu
province. They belonged to a different ethnic group from the Shang, but they had
absorbed ...
Only late in the succeeding Zhou Dynasty were the myths of ancient China
written down. The Zhou people were from northwest China, modern Gansu
province. They belonged to a different ethnic group from the Shang, but they had
absorbed ...
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ANTHROPOMORPHISM Part of myth or literature where human traits or
characteristics are attributed to animals, inanimate objects or deities. ARYAN
Believed to be the language of ancient peoples living between central Asia and
Europe ...
ANTHROPOMORPHISM Part of myth or literature where human traits or
characteristics are attributed to animals, inanimate objects or deities. ARYAN
Believed to be the language of ancient peoples living between central Asia and
Europe ...
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Peter A. Clayton: Egypt Peter A. Clayton is an Egyptologist and author of many
books on ancient Egypt, notably Chronicle of the Pharaohs (1994, repr. 1996,
1998) that have been translated into six languages. For the last 25 years, every
year, ...
Peter A. Clayton: Egypt Peter A. Clayton is an Egyptologist and author of many
books on ancient Egypt, notably Chronicle of the Pharaohs (1994, repr. 1996,
1998) that have been translated into six languages. For the last 25 years, every
year, ...
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Contents
India and Australia 229 | 6 |
75 China 177 The Caribbean | 76 |
South America | 279 |
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Aeneas Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arctic Asia Athens Australia Aztec Baal Babylonian Balder became believed birds body Briccriu Buddha Buddhist called carved Celtic Celts central century bce Chinese civilisation cosmic created creation myths creator Culhwch cult culture dead death deities demons depicted descended divine trickster 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 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 Taino temple Tezcatlipoca theme Thor traditions transformed trees Ugaritic Underworld universe Utnapishtim Viracocha Vishnu warrior worship Ysbaddaden Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | World Mythology |
| Editor | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Parragon Incorporated, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1405447672, 9781405447676 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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