World MythologyDempsey Parr, 1999 - 320 pages Features on the gods and themes of every myth with over 200 illustrations. |
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... ancient peoples living between central Asia and Europe which developed into Indo - European languages . ASCETICISM Where a people may express themselves through art for its own sake rather than for moral , religious or educational ...
... ancient peoples living between central Asia and Europe which developed into Indo - European languages . ASCETICISM Where a people may express themselves through art for its own sake rather than for moral , religious or educational ...
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MESOPOTAMIA Site of powerful ancient civilisations of Sumer and Babylon , now Iraq , 3500 BC with a wealth of art , particularly sculpture . MOTHER GODDESSES Some ancient cultures saw goddesses in an overall cosmology with mother ...
MESOPOTAMIA Site of powerful ancient civilisations of Sumer and Babylon , now Iraq , 3500 BC with a wealth of art , particularly sculpture . MOTHER GODDESSES Some ancient cultures saw goddesses in an overall cosmology with mother ...
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... Ancient Egyptians . SEMITIC Peoples of ancient cultures in the Middle East , speakers of Semitic languages and founders of Islam , Judaism and Christianity . SHAMAN Ancient priests believed to be both of the spirit and material world ...
... Ancient Egyptians . SEMITIC Peoples of ancient cultures in the Middle East , speakers of Semitic languages and founders of Islam , Judaism and Christianity . SHAMAN Ancient priests believed to be both of the spirit and material world ...
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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