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. VISHNU THE TWO GREAT deities to emerge from the early myths are Vishnu and Shiva , the gods of Maintenance and Destruction respectively . Both have their ardent devotees who honour them as the Supreme Deity , and their ...
Arthur Cotterell. VISHNU THE TWO GREAT deities to emerge from the early myths are Vishnu and Shiva , the gods of Maintenance and Destruction respectively . Both have their ardent devotees who honour them as the Supreme Deity , and their ...
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... VISHNU THE 10 INCARNATIONS of Vishnu are called avatar , meaning ' one who descends ' . They take progressively more developed forms , from aquatic to mammal to human . Their stories have had a profound influence on Hindu culture . They ...
... VISHNU THE 10 INCARNATIONS of Vishnu are called avatar , meaning ' one who descends ' . They take progressively more developed forms , from aquatic to mammal to human . Their stories have had a profound influence on Hindu culture . They ...
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... Vishnu they made a pact to co - operate together . Vishnu told them to throw all kinds of vegetables , grass , creepers and herbs into the Ocean of Milk and churn it . To churn the ocean they would have to use the golden mountain ...
... Vishnu they made a pact to co - operate together . Vishnu told them to throw all kinds of vegetables , grass , creepers and herbs into the Ocean of Milk and churn it . To churn the ocean they would have to use the golden mountain ...
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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