World MythologyDempsey Parr, 1999 - 320 pages Features on the gods and themes of every myth with over 200 illustrations. |
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... deities . There are local manifestations of this weather - god , usually named after a mountain peak which is their habitual domain of storm deities . The Baal featured in the Ugaritic texts was Baal - Zaphon ( present day Jebel el ...
... deities . There are local manifestations of this weather - god , usually named after a mountain peak which is their habitual domain of storm deities . The Baal featured in the Ugaritic texts was Baal - Zaphon ( present day Jebel el ...
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... DEITIES CLASSICAL TEXTS RELATE MYTHIC episodes of numerous famous or shadowy deities . Two play a role in creation myth ( Woman Gua and Pan Gu ) and four play a role in the flood myth ( Woman Gua , Gong Gong , Gun , and Yu ) . While the ...
... DEITIES CLASSICAL TEXTS RELATE MYTHIC episodes of numerous famous or shadowy deities . Two play a role in creation myth ( Woman Gua and Pan Gu ) and four play a role in the flood myth ( Woman Gua , Gong Gong , Gun , and Yu ) . While the ...
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... DEITIES As explanations for the planets , people or deities were believed to have transformed into the moon , stars or sun . AUTOCHTHONY Relating to native or aboriginal people , suggesting ancestry and close connection with the earth ...
... DEITIES As explanations for the planets , people or deities were believed to have transformed into the moon , stars or sun . AUTOCHTHONY Relating to native or aboriginal people , suggesting ancestry and close connection with the earth ...
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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