World MythologyDempsey Parr, 1999 - 320 pages Features on the gods and themes of every myth with over 200 illustrations. |
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Page 88
... driven it back to Connacht along with 50 heifers which followed it from Daire's herd . When the Brown Bull Queen Medb of Connacht on her throne . came into contact with Ailill's white - horned animal , 88 World Mythology.
... driven it back to Connacht along with 50 heifers which followed it from Daire's herd . When the Brown Bull Queen Medb of Connacht on her throne . came into contact with Ailill's white - horned animal , 88 World Mythology.
Page 124
... followed by three years of terrible winter with no summer . Then a huge earthquake will break all bonds . The wolf Fenrir will become free , and so will Loki . Jormangand , the World Serpent , will come to shore , making the ocean surge ...
... followed by three years of terrible winter with no summer . Then a huge earthquake will break all bonds . The wolf Fenrir will become free , and so will Loki . Jormangand , the World Serpent , will come to shore , making the ocean surge ...
Page 191
... followed by another four gods , forming a group of five primordial gods . Then a further seven generations of gods and god - desses came into being . All these divine beings inhabited the High Plains of Heaven ( Takama - gahara ) ...
... followed by another four gods , forming a group of five primordial gods . Then a further seven generations of gods and god - desses came into being . All these divine beings inhabited the High Plains of Heaven ( Takama - gahara ) ...
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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