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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... gives birth to another goddess after a pregnancy of nine days , who is eventually inseminated by Enki in turn . This happens several times until Ninhursaga intervenes and advises the nubile girl Uttu to avoid the advances of Enki by ...
... gives birth to another goddess after a pregnancy of nine days , who is eventually inseminated by Enki in turn . This happens several times until Ninhursaga intervenes and advises the nubile girl Uttu to avoid the advances of Enki by ...
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... give her a human heart . ' To love for a moment is dearer to me than a frozen heart , ' she says . Her mother takes ... gives birth to plants and flowers . As for Lel , he waits for the winter snows to bring him back his beloved ...
... give her a human heart . ' To love for a moment is dearer to me than a frozen heart , ' she says . Her mother takes ... gives birth to plants and flowers . As for Lel , he waits for the winter snows to bring him back his beloved ...
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... gives us clues to the Slav gods and beliefs . In this tale Ivan's three bird brothers - in- law are really the Rain , Wind and Thunder . The three princesses they wed are the Sky , Moon and Stars . Márya Morévna ( meaning ' Daughter of ...
... gives us clues to the Slav gods and beliefs . In this tale Ivan's three bird brothers - in- law are really the Rain , Wind and Thunder . The three princesses they wed are the Sky , Moon and Stars . Márya Morévna ( meaning ' Daughter of ...
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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