World MythologyDempsey Parr, 1999 - 320 pages Features on the gods and themes of every myth with over 200 illustrations. |
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... destruction , until the devout Atrahasis landed on dry land and sacrificed to them . Then , smelling the goodness of the offering , they gathered ' like flies around the priest and his sacrifice ' . These two myths from the Ancient Near ...
... destruction , until the devout Atrahasis landed on dry land and sacrificed to them . Then , smelling the goodness of the offering , they gathered ' like flies around the priest and his sacrifice ' . These two myths from the Ancient Near ...
Page 151
... destruction , of the duality of good and bad , set against on the other hand the divine existence of the immortal soul and the Supreme Deity . This tension is replayed in the drama of re - incarnation , and the periodic descent of the ...
... destruction , of the duality of good and bad , set against on the other hand the divine existence of the immortal soul and the Supreme Deity . This tension is replayed in the drama of re - incarnation , and the periodic descent of the ...
Page 154
... DESTRUCTION WHILST BRAHMA is the creator and Vishnu the preserver , Shiva's anger is the destructive force which annihilates the cosmos . Death is the inevitable consequence of life , and holds no fear in Indian myth , for in this world ...
... DESTRUCTION WHILST BRAHMA is the creator and Vishnu the preserver , Shiva's anger is the destructive force which annihilates the cosmos . Death is the inevitable consequence of life , and holds no fear in Indian myth , for in this 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