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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During the third millennium 15c: the local deity was imagined to be the actual
owner of each Sumeria.n city, and his or her temple possessed and worked most
of the irrigated land, with the result that the king was rather △ Aboriginal female ...
During the third millennium 15c: the local deity was imagined to be the actual
owner of each Sumeria.n city, and his or her temple possessed and worked most
of the irrigated land, with the result that the king was rather △ Aboriginal female ...
Page 8
The temple, placed on a high brick-built platform, served as the house in which
the deity was fed and clothed, and received worshippers. In the city Eridu the
temple was actually called Apsu, after the freshwater ocean that was believed to
lie ...
The temple, placed on a high brick-built platform, served as the house in which
the deity was fed and clothed, and received worshippers. In the city Eridu the
temple was actually called Apsu, after the freshwater ocean that was believed to
lie ...
Page 45
AT ESNA THE TEMPLE was dedicated to the ram-headed god Khnum. He, it was
believed, fashioned man on his potters wheel, but in duplicate because everyone
had a ka, or double. This was the spirit that remained near the dead man's ...
AT ESNA THE TEMPLE was dedicated to the ram-headed god Khnum. He, it was
believed, fashioned man on his potters wheel, but in duplicate because everyone
had a ka, or double. This was the spirit that remained near the dead man's ...
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Contents
India and Australia 229 | 6 |
75 China 177 The Caribbean | 76 |
South America | 279 |
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Aeneas Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arctic Asia Athens Australia Aztec Baal Babylonian Balder became believed birds body Briccriu Buddha Buddhist called carved Celtic Celts central century bce Chinese civilisation cosmic created creation myths creator Culhwch cult culture dead death deities demons depicted descended divine trickster 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 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 Taino temple Tezcatlipoca theme Thor traditions transformed trees Ugaritic Underworld universe Utnapishtim Viracocha Vishnu warrior worship Ysbaddaden Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | World Mythology |
| Editor | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Parragon Incorporated, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1405447672, 9781405447676 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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