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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The main deities featured in the myths of Ugarit were creator-god El, his son, the
storm-god Baal, who was thought to reside on Mount Zaphon, the peak that
towers above the city, and the goddesses Astart and Anat, an Ishtar-like deity of
war ...
The main deities featured in the myths of Ugarit were creator-god El, his son, the
storm-god Baal, who was thought to reside on Mount Zaphon, the peak that
towers above the city, and the goddesses Astart and Anat, an Ishtar-like deity of
war ...
Page 144
It is a collection of hymns to accompany the rituals offered to the cosmic deities.
Among its stories we find the cosmic initiation ritual which took place at the
beginning of this universe, when the primeval male was sacrificed by the deities
of ...
It is a collection of hymns to accompany the rituals offered to the cosmic deities.
Among its stories we find the cosmic initiation ritual which took place at the
beginning of this universe, when the primeval male was sacrificed by the deities
of ...
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CALENDRICAL AND CULTURAL DEITIES CLASSICAL TEXTS RELATE
MYTHIC episodes of numerous famous or ... While the celestial and calendrical
deities are female (Xi He, the sun goddess, and Chang Xi, the moon goddess),
the ...
CALENDRICAL AND CULTURAL DEITIES CLASSICAL TEXTS RELATE
MYTHIC episodes of numerous famous or ... While the celestial and calendrical
deities are female (Xi He, the sun goddess, and Chang Xi, the moon goddess),
the ...
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Contents
India and Australia 229 | 6 |
75 China 177 The Caribbean | 76 |
South America | 279 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | World Mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Editor | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Parragon Incorporated, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1405447672, 9781405447676 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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