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After another 3,000 years , Ohrmazd ( earlier known as Ahura Mazda ) created the physical world ( getig ) , the primal bull Gosh and the first living mortal ...
After another 3,000 years , Ohrmazd ( earlier known as Ahura Mazda ) created the physical world ( getig ) , the primal bull Gosh and the first living mortal ...
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The Other World may be reached by the living through various means . Some cross the rainbow or a swirling river or sea . With help from demi - gods ...
The Other World may be reached by the living through various means . Some cross the rainbow or a swirling river or sea . With help from demi - gods ...
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ANIMISM Those living closely with nature often attached stories to it , believing spirits inhabited anything that moved , such as sticks , trees and stones ...
ANIMISM Those living closely with nature often attached stories to it , believing spirits inhabited anything that moved , such as sticks , trees and stones ...
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| Title | World Mythology |
| Editor | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Parragon Incorporated, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1405447672, 9781405447676 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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