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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Page 93
... century there was a German contribution . The fourteenth century saw the writing of the greatest single Arthurian legend in Middle English , Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , and in the fifteenth century Sir Thomas Malory gave the saga ...
... century there was a German contribution . The fourteenth century saw the writing of the greatest single Arthurian legend in Middle English , Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , and in the fifteenth century Sir Thomas Malory gave the saga ...
Page 156
... century BCE . Tamils , probably immigrants from Dravididan India , arrived on the island between the early centuries ... century . In the nineteenth century the British , who had annexed the island in 1815 , introduced Tamil workers from ...
... century BCE . Tamils , probably immigrants from Dravididan India , arrived on the island between the early centuries ... century . In the nineteenth century the British , who had annexed the island in 1815 , introduced Tamil workers from ...
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... centuries with China . Arabia and India . From the early sixteenth century European powers also competed for trade in Southeast Asia , which was on the sea route between China and India , and was itself a vital source of spices ...
... centuries with China . Arabia and India . From the early sixteenth century European powers also competed for trade in Southeast Asia , which was on the sea route between China and India , and was itself a vital source of spices ...
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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