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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Arthur Cotterell. T Ugaritic Mythology UGARIT IS THE NAME of the an ancient city on the Syrian coast ( the modern Ras Shamra near Lattakia ) . In the mid- second millennium BCE it became the centre of a small but influential and wealthy ...
Arthur Cotterell. T Ugaritic Mythology UGARIT IS THE NAME of the an ancient city on the Syrian coast ( the modern Ras Shamra near Lattakia ) . In the mid- second millennium BCE it became the centre of a small but influential and wealthy ...
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Arthur Cotterell. UGARITIC TEXTS MOST OF THE MYTHS of Ugarit are known from the tablets discovered in the ruins of a priests ' house in the city . The texts written in the Ugaritic alphabetic system still pose considerable problems in ...
Arthur Cotterell. UGARITIC TEXTS MOST OF THE MYTHS of Ugarit are known from the tablets discovered in the ruins of a priests ' house in the city . The texts written in the Ugaritic alphabetic system still pose considerable problems in ...
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... Ugaritic myths her epithets are ' Virgin Anat ' and ' Destroyer ' . Like the Babylonian Ishtar , she was portrayed ... Ugarit to gods of the Underworld ) . When Mot discovers that he has eaten his own kin he goes to Zaphon and attacks ...
... Ugaritic myths her epithets are ' Virgin Anat ' and ' Destroyer ' . Like the Babylonian Ishtar , she was portrayed ... Ugarit to gods of the Underworld ) . When Mot discovers that he has eaten his own kin he goes to Zaphon and attacks ...
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