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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... beginning , before Heaven and Earth were named , the primeval waters were mingled together . From this creative source three generations of gods emerge , leading to Anu and Ea ( the Sumerian Enki ) . The young gods are restless and ...
... beginning , before Heaven and Earth were named , the primeval waters were mingled together . From this creative source three generations of gods emerge , leading to Anu and Ea ( the Sumerian Enki ) . The young gods are restless and ...
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... beginning of time , there exists only darkness until a trickster figure creates the world . The Inupiaq Eskimos have oral histories which describe how Raven Man was first created by the figure of a primal shaman . Raven Man harpoons a ...
... beginning of time , there exists only darkness until a trickster figure creates the world . The Inupiaq Eskimos have oral histories which describe how Raven Man was first created by the figure of a primal shaman . Raven Man harpoons a ...
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Auther Cotterell. EARLY BEGINNINGS : THE RIG VEDA THE EARLIEST MYTHS were gathered in the Rig Veda , believed to be the ... beginning of this universe , when the primeval male was sacrificed by the deities of space and time . This event ...
Auther Cotterell. EARLY BEGINNINGS : THE RIG VEDA THE EARLIEST MYTHS were gathered in the Rig Veda , believed to be the ... beginning of this universe , when the primeval male was sacrificed by the deities of space and time . This event ...
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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