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In a parallel of the biblical story of the Flood, Enlil is credited .with a series of
assaults upon mankind. The population of the cities had grown so large that the
din kept Enlil awake at night. Thoroughly annoyed, he persuaded the assembly
of the ...
In a parallel of the biblical story of the Flood, Enlil is credited .with a series of
assaults upon mankind. The population of the cities had grown so large that the
din kept Enlil awake at night. Thoroughly annoyed, he persuaded the assembly
of the ...
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But he realised that this was only a temporary reprieve, since Enlil would next
employ the combined power of heaven against mankind. So he warned Atrahasis
to build a ship in order to escape a flood which lasted for seven days and seven ...
But he realised that this was only a temporary reprieve, since Enlil would next
employ the combined power of heaven against mankind. So he warned Atrahasis
to build a ship in order to escape a flood which lasted for seven days and seven ...
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such as Enlil of Nippur, Enki of Eridu and Inanna of Uruk. Astral deities were Utu (
Sun), Nannar (Moon) and Inanna (Venus). Female deities, often tutelary
goddesses of cities, such as Baba of Lagash, Nammu of Eridu and Ninhursaga of
Kesh, ...
such as Enlil of Nippur, Enki of Eridu and Inanna of Uruk. Astral deities were Utu (
Sun), Nannar (Moon) and Inanna (Venus). Female deities, often tutelary
goddesses of cities, such as Baba of Lagash, Nammu of Eridu and Ninhursaga of
Kesh, ...
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Introduction | 5 |
India and Australia 229 | 141 |
Greece and Rome 51 Tibet and Africa | 161 |
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| Title | World mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dempsey Parr, 2000 |
| ISBN | 1840844515, 9781840844511 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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