World MythologyDempsey Parr, 1999 - 320 pages Features on the gods and themes of every myth with over 200 illustrations. |
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... Roman armies and his image appears on breast- plates and medallions . The Greek pantheon was absorbed into the Roman one , primarily via the Etruscans , an important civilisation on the Italian peninsula between 900 and 500 BCE . Thus ...
... Roman armies and his image appears on breast- plates and medallions . The Greek pantheon was absorbed into the Roman one , primarily via the Etruscans , an important civilisation on the Italian peninsula between 900 and 500 BCE . Thus ...
Page 67
... Roman name for the Phrygian fertility goddess Cybele . Her cult was brought into Rome in 204 BCE on the advice of an oracle . In one version of the myth by the Christian writer Arnobius ( fourth century CE ) , Cybele was born from a ...
... Roman name for the Phrygian fertility goddess Cybele . Her cult was brought into Rome in 204 BCE on the advice of an oracle . In one version of the myth by the Christian writer Arnobius ( fourth century CE ) , Cybele was born from a ...
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... Roman , Christian setting and they relate entirely to geographical areas which were peripheral to pre - Roman , Celtic Europe . As such , their use is limited in helping us to form a true picture of the mythology of the pagan Celts ...
... Roman , Christian setting and they relate entirely to geographical areas which were peripheral to pre - Roman , Celtic Europe . As such , their use is limited in helping us to form a true picture of the mythology of the pagan Celts ...
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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