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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... important Sumerian gods were simply renamed with a Semitic appellative ( An : Anu ; Enki : Ea ; Enlil : Ellil ; Inanna : Ishtar ; Utu : Shamash ; Nannar : Sin ) new deities were also introduced . Important themes were justice , morality ...
... important Sumerian gods were simply renamed with a Semitic appellative ( An : Anu ; Enki : Ea ; Enlil : Ellil ; Inanna : Ishtar ; Utu : Shamash ; Nannar : Sin ) new deities were also introduced . Important themes were justice , morality ...
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... important ceremonial functions , such as initiation and the transmission of secret religious knowledge . CREATOR BEINGS THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA the subject of the great majority of myths are the wanderings , journeys and actions of certain ...
... important ceremonial functions , such as initiation and the transmission of secret religious knowledge . CREATOR BEINGS THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA the subject of the great majority of myths are the wanderings , journeys and actions of certain ...
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... important acts of creation and naming . They detail the power of ancestral fertility . In this respect , they demonstrate the importance of gender difference as a general principle of Aboriginal social and cosmological organisation ...
... important acts of creation and naming . They detail the power of ancestral fertility . In this respect , they demonstrate the importance of gender difference as a general principle of Aboriginal social and cosmological organisation ...
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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