World MythologyDempsey Parr, 1999 - 320 pages Features on the gods and themes of every myth with over 200 illustrations. |
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Page 100
... south ; and Bohemia in the centre eastwards , travelling half way round the world to the Pacific Ocean . HOSE WHO SETTLED in the north the Poles , Belorussians and Russians found themselves in - mainly flat and marshy terrain ...
... south ; and Bohemia in the centre eastwards , travelling half way round the world to the Pacific Ocean . HOSE WHO SETTLED in the north the Poles , Belorussians and Russians found themselves in - mainly flat and marshy terrain ...
Page 235
... south - eastern Queensland , the rainbow , or takkan among Kabi Kabi speakers , THE ALL FATHER IN SOUTH - EASTERN AUSTRALIA , we can speak of a single male creator being , whom the early anthropologist A. W. Howitt referred to as the ...
... south - eastern Queensland , the rainbow , or takkan among Kabi Kabi speakers , THE ALL FATHER IN SOUTH - EASTERN AUSTRALIA , we can speak of a single male creator being , whom the early anthropologist A. W. Howitt referred to as the ...
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... South American peoples lived in a variety of contrasting natural surroundings . In both their areas , volcanoes , mountain chains , arid deserts and humid tropical rainforests made up a 岳飞 000002 00000 2000 OUDOO 000 H landscape of ...
... South American peoples lived in a variety of contrasting natural surroundings . In both their areas , volcanoes , mountain chains , arid deserts and humid tropical rainforests made up a 岳飞 000002 00000 2000 OUDOO 000 H landscape of ...
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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