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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... EARLY WELSH MYTHS Cernunnos , " The Horned One ' . THE MASTERWORK of medieval Welsh literature is the Mabinogion made up of the Four Branches , or tales , of the Mabinogi and 12 other stories . The earliest surviving manuscripts of ...
... EARLY WELSH MYTHS Cernunnos , " The Horned One ' . THE MASTERWORK of medieval Welsh literature is the Mabinogion made up of the Four Branches , or tales , of the Mabinogi and 12 other stories . The earliest surviving manuscripts of ...
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... early as the fifth century BCE . HE EARLIEST INHABITANTS were probably related to the Dravidian hill tribes of southern India . The first Sinhalese speakers arrived in around the fifth century BCE . Tamils , probably immigrants from ...
... early as the fifth century BCE . HE EARLIEST INHABITANTS were probably related to the Dravidian hill tribes of southern India . The first Sinhalese speakers arrived in around the fifth century BCE . Tamils , probably immigrants from ...
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... early legendary rulers of Yamato . Most surviving Japanese mythology concerns the divine ancestors of these early rulers as recorded in the Nihon - shoki and the Kojiki , written during the eighth century CE . It may be assumed that ...
... early legendary rulers of Yamato . Most surviving Japanese mythology concerns the divine ancestors of these early rulers as recorded in the Nihon - shoki and the Kojiki , written during the eighth century CE . It may be assumed that ...
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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