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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... Dead which consisted of a series of some 200 chapters , ' spells ' or ' utterances ' , designed to help the deceased on his journey from this life to the next . The most important chapters were Chapter 125 relating to the weighing of ...
... Dead which consisted of a series of some 200 chapters , ' spells ' or ' utterances ' , designed to help the deceased on his journey from this life to the next . The most important chapters were Chapter 125 relating to the weighing of ...
Page 126
... dead warriors in Valhalla . ' Has every single thing had sworn an oath not to hurt Balder ? ' Loki asked . Frigg replied that one plant , mistletoe , had seemed too young to swear an oath . Loki went away and found the mistletoe and ...
... dead warriors in Valhalla . ' Has every single thing had sworn an oath not to hurt Balder ? ' Loki asked . Frigg replied that one plant , mistletoe , had seemed too young to swear an oath . Loki went away and found the mistletoe and ...
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... dead . In disgust at the haste in which his relatives removed his body from the house , Tarvaa's soul flew off to the spirit realm where he was accosted by the judge of the dead and asked why he had come so early . Skulls are used in ...
... dead . In disgust at the haste in which his relatives removed his body from the house , Tarvaa's soul flew off to the spirit realm where he was accosted by the judge of the dead and asked why he had come so early . Skulls are used in ...
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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