World MythologyDempsey Parr, 1999 - 320 pages Features on the gods and themes of every myth with over 200 illustrations. |
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Page 155
... FEMALE THE BALANCE OF MALE and female is at the heart of Indian myths . All deities have their female aspects , such as Vishnu and Lakshmi , Krishna and Radha , Rama and Sita and Shiva and Parvati . The female aspect of the deity ...
... FEMALE THE BALANCE OF MALE and female is at the heart of Indian myths . All deities have their female aspects , such as Vishnu and Lakshmi , Krishna and Radha , Rama and Sita and Shiva and Parvati . The female aspect of the deity ...
Page 184
... female Drought Fury and Responding Dragon denote divine vengeance . Gun is the archetypal failed hero , who also represents the trickster - figure . The grain god Hou Ji , Shun and Yu are stereotypical successful heroes . Shun is the ...
... female Drought Fury and Responding Dragon denote divine vengeance . Gun is the archetypal failed hero , who also represents the trickster - figure . The grain god Hou Ji , Shun and Yu are stereotypical successful heroes . Shun is the ...
Page 283
... female lords of duality . Their cosmic offspring were the four Tezcatlipocas : Red Tezcatlipoca or Xipe Totec associated with the east ; Blue Tezcatlipoca or Huitzilopochtli with the south ; White Tezcatlipoca or Quetzalcoatl with the ...
... female lords of duality . Their cosmic offspring were the four Tezcatlipocas : Red Tezcatlipoca or Xipe Totec associated with the east ; Blue Tezcatlipoca or Huitzilopochtli with the south ; White Tezcatlipoca or Quetzalcoatl with the ...
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