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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... civilisation go back to the fourth millennium BCE when the first cities with monumental mud - brick architecture appeared . The economic basis for this civilisation agriculture , mainly producing grain on irrigated land , " as well as ...
... civilisation go back to the fourth millennium BCE when the first cities with monumental mud - brick architecture appeared . The economic basis for this civilisation agriculture , mainly producing grain on irrigated land , " as well as ...
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Auther Cotterell. China T THE BEGINNINGS OF CHINESE civilisation evolved over a very broad area . It extended from the ... civilisation . Technological expertise in metallurgy meant supremacy in war and material culture . The invention of ...
Auther Cotterell. China T THE BEGINNINGS OF CHINESE civilisation evolved over a very broad area . It extended from the ... civilisation . Technological expertise in metallurgy meant supremacy in war and material culture . The invention of ...
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... civilisation developed a writing system and so ideas and beliefs were transmitted orally . Chav'n ( 800-200 BCE ) was the region's first major civilisation , creating a distinctive art style in which ferocious supernatural jaguars and ...
... civilisation developed a writing system and so ideas and beliefs were transmitted orally . Chav'n ( 800-200 BCE ) was the region's first major civilisation , creating a distinctive art style in which ferocious supernatural jaguars and ...
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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