World MythologyDempsey Parr, 1999 - 320 pages Features on the gods and themes of every myth with over 200 illustrations. |
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... Baal featured in the Ugaritic texts was Baal - Zaphon ( present day Jebel el - Aqra ) . He was identified with the ancient Syrian deity Hadad . He was called ' Rider of the Cloud ' , manifest in the storms that herald the autumn season ...
... Baal featured in the Ugaritic texts was Baal - Zaphon ( present day Jebel el - Aqra ) . He was identified with the ancient Syrian deity Hadad . He was called ' Rider of the Cloud ' , manifest in the storms that herald the autumn season ...
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Baal has a premonition that he is soon to be ' bound between the stones of the stream ' . Yam sends words to El to deliver Baal up to him , and although Baal defends himself he is overcome . Yam tries to take up residence in the ...
Baal has a premonition that he is soon to be ' bound between the stones of the stream ' . Yam sends words to El to deliver Baal up to him , and although Baal defends himself he is overcome . Yam tries to take up residence in the ...
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... Baal . El describes the sun - parched fields that await the harrowing ( wetting ) by Baal . Shapash instructs Anat to pour ' sparkling wine into the wine skins ' and to bring wreaths , and presumably Baal returns , since after seven ...
... Baal . El describes the sun - parched fields that await the harrowing ( wetting ) by Baal . Shapash instructs Anat to pour ' sparkling wine into the wine skins ' and to bring wreaths , and presumably Baal returns , since after seven ...
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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 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