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Osiris , the good king , had a jealous brother Set who , by a trick , contrived to
have him killed and his body floated out to sea to end up on the shore at the city
of Byblos in the Lebanon . The grieving widow , Isis , eventually located the body
...
Osiris , the good king , had a jealous brother Set who , by a trick , contrived to
have him killed and his body floated out to sea to end up on the shore at the city
of Byblos in the Lebanon . The grieving widow , Isis , eventually located the body
...
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When this universe first came into being it was but one of countless seeds
springing from the body of Vishnu , seeds which floated in the Ocean of Creation
like clusters of bubbles . Each seed became a golden egg into which Vishnu
entered ...
When this universe first came into being it was but one of countless seeds
springing from the body of Vishnu , seeds which floated in the Ocean of Creation
like clusters of bubbles . Each seed became a golden egg into which Vishnu
entered ...
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Myths Retold mo THE ORIGIN OF THE WORLD FROM THE BODY OF PAN GU
CHINA HAS A RICH TRADITION of creation myth . There is the world picture of a
primeval earth covered by a sky cupola fastened together by cords , mountains or
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Myths Retold mo THE ORIGIN OF THE WORLD FROM THE BODY OF PAN GU
CHINA HAS A RICH TRADITION of creation myth . There is the world picture of a
primeval earth covered by a sky cupola fastened together by cords , mountains or
...
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