World MythologyDempsey Parr, 1999 - 320 pages Features on the gods and themes of every myth with over 200 illustrations. |
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Page 244
... to the earth , with the echo of perfection and the potential for good remaining . This third age was the contemporary age , a realm in. △ Wooden double figure of ancestors . Male and female statues of ancestors . 244 World Mythology.
... to the earth , with the echo of perfection and the potential for good remaining . This third age was the contemporary age , a realm in. △ Wooden double figure of ancestors . Male and female statues of ancestors . 244 World Mythology.
Page 294
... ancestors and fertility , and influenced by the dramatic landscapes of the region . Despite local and regional differences , myths tended to focus on deities and events which symbolised the realities of living in a volcanically active ...
... ancestors and fertility , and influenced by the dramatic landscapes of the region . Despite local and regional differences , myths tended to focus on deities and events which symbolised the realities of living in a volcanically active ...
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... ANCESTOR VENERATION Ancestor worship - where people deify their ancestors , and trace descent to a common ancestor who watch over their progeny . ANIMAL MYTHS Hunter - gatherer tribes often saw close connections between man and animal ...
... ANCESTOR VENERATION Ancestor worship - where people deify their ancestors , and trace descent to a common ancestor who watch over their progeny . ANIMAL MYTHS Hunter - gatherer tribes often saw close connections between man and animal ...
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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