World MythologyForm the siege of Troy to the twilight of the Norse gods at Ragnarok and the mysteries of the animal-headed gods of Egypt, the myths of the world have exercised an enduring fascination for their power and insight-volume comprehensive reference book covering mythologies, customs, belief and rituals worldwide. |
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MOON. LONG AGO, BEFORE the world had taken its present form, a man lived in
a coastal village. He had no wife, but he did have a younger sister with whom he
was in love. At night, when she put out the seal-oil lamp in her iglu, she found ...
MOON. LONG AGO, BEFORE the world had taken its present form, a man lived in
a coastal village. He had no wife, but he did have a younger sister with whom he
was in love. At night, when she put out the seal-oil lamp in her iglu, she found ...
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the moon's desire for her. The moon is without food and gradually wanes from
hunger until it is lost from sight, but then the sun reaches out and feeds it from the
breast which the girl had placed on the dish. Once the moon is nourished it ...
the moon's desire for her. The moon is without food and gradually wanes from
hunger until it is lost from sight, but then the sun reaches out and feeds it from the
breast which the girl had placed on the dish. Once the moon is nourished it ...
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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
be ...
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
be ...
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Contents
India and Australia 229 | 6 |
75 China 177 The Caribbean | 76 |
South America | 279 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | World Mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Editor | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Parragon Incorporated, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1405447672, 9781405447676 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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