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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Page 56
... Earth- shaker ' . His symbols include the trident , with which he could split open the earth , the bull ( possibly representing his aggressiveness ) and the horse , since he was supposed to have created the first horse . Poseidon was ...
... Earth- shaker ' . His symbols include the trident , with which he could split open the earth , the bull ( possibly representing his aggressiveness ) and the horse , since he was supposed to have created the first horse . Poseidon was ...
Page 237
... earth existed . Ungud , the Creator Being , lived under the earth in the form of a great python . Ungud is associated with both the earth and the water . The sky being Wallanganda is associated with the Milky Way . Wallanganda is ...
... earth existed . Ungud , the Creator Being , lived under the earth in the form of a great python . Ungud is associated with both the earth and the water . The sky being Wallanganda is associated with the Milky Way . Wallanganda is ...
Page 244
... earth . But the perfect age was gone forever , it could not be transferred to the earth , and the earth and humankind were flawed . It was a period of chaos and order , of fear and hope , of the diminishing of the past and the ...
... earth . But the perfect age was gone forever , it could not be transferred to the earth , and the earth and humankind were flawed . It was a period of chaos and order , of fear and hope , of the diminishing of the past and the ...
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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