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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... changed to suit the differ- ent historical experiences involved in migration and settlement of Greece and India . Even though he may really have been a Mycenaean king , the account of Agamemnon's leadership of the Greek expeditionary ...
... changed to suit the differ- ent historical experiences involved in migration and settlement of Greece and India . Even though he may really have been a Mycenaean king , the account of Agamemnon's leadership of the Greek expeditionary ...
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... changed following dramatic historical events . After tribal warfare it was not unusual for a peaceful fertility god to become a war god or a defeated war god to preside over a garden . With the collapse of the Samoan - oriented ...
... changed following dramatic historical events . After tribal warfare it was not unusual for a peaceful fertility god to become a war god or a defeated war god to preside over a garden . With the collapse of the Samoan - oriented ...
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... changed himself into a wooden board and was swept downstream until he ran into a dam . Soon an old woman noticed the board and decided it would make a good food dish . So she took it home and put salmon in it for her dinner . Imagine ...
... changed himself into a wooden board and was swept downstream until he ran into a dam . Soon an old woman noticed the board and decided it would make a good food dish . So she took it home and put salmon in it for her dinner . Imagine ...
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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