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The son of the Ruler of Heaven was selected to go to rule mankind 2. Heaven's
son descended to earthand established culture there 3. A tiger and a bear vied to
become men 4. The transformed bear - woman pleaded to have a child 5.
The son of the Ruler of Heaven was selected to go to rule mankind 2. Heaven's
son descended to earthand established culture there 3. A tiger and a bear vied to
become men 4. The transformed bear - woman pleaded to have a child 5.
Page 220
A Samoan myth used for sorcery of a pigeon with nine heads refers to a shaman (
symbolised by a winged creature ) who had access to the nine heavens of
Samoan mythology . In another myth Maui had eight heads suggesting that the
most ...
A Samoan myth used for sorcery of a pigeon with nine heads refers to a shaman (
symbolised by a winged creature ) who had access to the nine heavens of
Samoan mythology . In another myth Maui had eight heads suggesting that the
most ...
Page 293
He caused the sun , moon and stars to rise up to the heavens from the Island of
the Sun in Lake Titicaca . As the sun ascended in the first dawn , Viracocha cried
out to the Inca people and their leader Manco Capac , foretelling that they would
...
He caused the sun , moon and stars to rise up to the heavens from the Island of
the Sun in Lake Titicaca . As the sun ascended in the first dawn , Viracocha cried
out to the Inca people and their leader Manco Capac , foretelling that they would
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | World Mythology |
| Editor | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Parragon Incorporated, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1405447672, 9781405447676 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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