World MythologyArthur Cotterell Dempsey Parr, 1999 - 320 pages "Encompassing well-known characters such as Thor, Zeus, and Krishna, as well as less familiar mythologies, this comprehensive guide combines tales of mystical creatures and legendary figures, the struggle of good and evil, stories of creation and destruction, and paints a vivid picture of many intriguing and ancient customs and beliefs. Including mythologies from all over the globe, from the Far East to Siberia, WORLD MYTHOLOGY recounts the myths and traditions, and explains the social and cultural influences behind some of the most fascinating civilizations in history." -- page 2 of cover. |
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... Lugh is equated with Mercury , Brigit with Minerva and so on . Fortunately for archeology the Celts were influenced by the Romans when they were absorbed into the Empire . This led to a large - scale representation of their gods in ...
... Lugh is equated with Mercury , Brigit with Minerva and so on . Fortunately for archeology the Celts were influenced by the Romans when they were absorbed into the Empire . This led to a large - scale representation of their gods in ...
Page 79
... Lugh was asked what arts he could offer . He said he was a carpenter , but the gatekeeper was unimpressed . There was already a carpenter in the citadel , he scoffed , by the name of Luchtar . Lugh tried again . This time he said he was ...
... Lugh was asked what arts he could offer . He said he was a carpenter , but the gatekeeper was unimpressed . There was already a carpenter in the citadel , he scoffed , by the name of Luchtar . Lugh tried again . This time he said he was ...
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... Lugh was challenged to return it . Effortlessly , Lugh hurled it back inside where it fell into its original position . The king was so impressed that he handed over his crown to Lugh who successfully led the Tuatha Dé Danann in their ...
... Lugh was challenged to return it . Effortlessly , Lugh hurled it back inside where it fell into its original position . The king was so impressed that he handed over his crown to Lugh who successfully led the Tuatha Dé Danann in their ...
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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