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 134
... force which flows through and animates the human and animal worlds . The Inuit call this vital principle inua . But they also talk of sila , ruler of the elements and the universe . Sila is all of the individual powers and forces of ...
... force which flows through and animates the human and animal worlds . The Inuit call this vital principle inua . But they also talk of sila , ruler of the elements and the universe . Sila is all of the individual powers and forces of ...
Page 169
Auther Cotterell. FORCES OF NATURE THE CHAOTIC FORCES of nature , variously feared and honoured by the original shamanic tradition of Tibet , became systematically categorised and ordered under the influence of Buddhism and made to fit ...
Auther Cotterell. FORCES OF NATURE THE CHAOTIC FORCES of nature , variously feared and honoured by the original shamanic tradition of Tibet , became systematically categorised and ordered under the influence of Buddhism and made to fit ...
Page 247
... forces contended during the age of creation : forces of chaos and order . In some myths , these forces were extensions of the creator god - his son and daughter , for example Female statue with infant , rep- resenting maternity ...
... forces contended during the age of creation : forces of chaos and order . In some myths , these forces were extensions of the creator god - his son and daughter , for example Female statue with infant , rep- resenting maternity ...
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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