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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... society , who acted out the new stories of the gods and served as a cultural guild to ensure mythological conformity . POST - CHRISTIAN MYTHOLOGY WITH THE INTRODUCTION of Christianity , first to Micronesia in the seventeenth century ...
... society , who acted out the new stories of the gods and served as a cultural guild to ensure mythological conformity . POST - CHRISTIAN MYTHOLOGY WITH THE INTRODUCTION of Christianity , first to Micronesia in the seventeenth century ...
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... society . Similarly , the ability to change form , to deceive by physical appearance , is a recurring motif . Taíno myths play on the idea of metamorphosis , integrating everyday and sacred life , acknowledging the presence of death ...
... society . Similarly , the ability to change form , to deceive by physical appearance , is a recurring motif . Taíno myths play on the idea of metamorphosis , integrating everyday and sacred life , acknowledging the presence of death ...
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... Society Islands 216 , 224 , 226-7 society see authority Songs of Chu 182 Sophocles 6-7 Sorush see Sraosha souls 136 , 138-9 , 167 , 172 , 256 South America 254-7 , 280-1 , 291-301 Spain 76 , 220 Spanishta fire - principle 36 Sparta 7 ...
... Society Islands 216 , 224 , 226-7 society see authority Songs of Chu 182 Sophocles 6-7 Sorush see Sraosha souls 136 , 138-9 , 167 , 172 , 256 South America 254-7 , 280-1 , 291-301 Spain 76 , 220 Spanishta fire - principle 36 Sparta 7 ...
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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