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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Arthur Cotterell. CULT OF FIRE THE CULT OF FIRE goes back to the earliest phase of Aryan nomad religion . The five daily offerings to the fire , accompanied by the short prayer Atash Niyayesh , remain typical of Zoroastrian worship ...
Arthur Cotterell. CULT OF FIRE THE CULT OF FIRE goes back to the earliest phase of Aryan nomad religion . The five daily offerings to the fire , accompanied by the short prayer Atash Niyayesh , remain typical of Zoroastrian worship ...
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... fire and they returned to their master in defeat . Even by the time Pe - dkar himself arrived , the fire had not died down so he began to wonder how it could have been caused . Inquisitive about the spells the guru had recited , he ...
... fire and they returned to their master in defeat . Even by the time Pe - dkar himself arrived , the fire had not died down so he began to wonder how it could have been caused . Inquisitive about the spells the guru had recited , he ...
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... fire and bringing it to earth . Olifat , the son of a woman of the Carolines and the sky father , accidentally saw ... fire in its beak which was placed in certain trees thus enabling men to obtain fire by rubbing sticks together ...
... fire and bringing it to earth . Olifat , the son of a woman of the Carolines and the sky father , accidentally saw ... fire in its beak which was placed in certain trees thus enabling men to obtain fire by rubbing sticks together ...
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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