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 45
... major city : Heliopolis ; Memphis ; Hermopolis , and Esna , and each with a major god - Atum ( later assimilated with Re ) ; Ptah ; Thoth , and Khnum respectively . 2577TUAL Myths Retold THE DESTRUCTION THE WORLD AND MAN having. The ...
... major city : Heliopolis ; Memphis ; Hermopolis , and Esna , and each with a major god - Atum ( later assimilated with Re ) ; Ptah ; Thoth , and Khnum respectively . 2577TUAL Myths Retold THE DESTRUCTION THE WORLD AND MAN having. The ...
Page 113
... major landowner , an important political figure and a Christian , wrote a book about the heathen gods and myths so that they would not be lost forever to poets of the future . It is from Snorri's book , the Edda , that we have our ...
... major landowner , an important political figure and a Christian , wrote a book about the heathen gods and myths so that they would not be lost forever to poets of the future . It is from Snorri's book , the Edda , that we have our ...
Page 186
... MAJOR CHINESE THEMES MAJOR MYTHIC THEMES are narrated in several versions , such as the four creation myths and the four flood myths . Divine warfare and the marplot themes are significant . The re - establishment of natural order after ...
... MAJOR CHINESE THEMES MAJOR MYTHIC THEMES are narrated in several versions , such as the four creation myths and the four flood myths . Divine warfare and the marplot themes are significant . The re - establishment of natural order after ...
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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