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Myths Retold THE MYTH OF TAW GUN THE RULER OF HEAVEN had a
concubine's son called Hwanung who wanted to descend from Heaven and rule
the world of men, so his father gave him the three heavenly regalia, and
commanded ...
Myths Retold THE MYTH OF TAW GUN THE RULER OF HEAVEN had a
concubine's son called Hwanung who wanted to descend from Heaven and rule
the world of men, so his father gave him the three heavenly regalia, and
commanded ...
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He ascended to the heavens on the smoke from a burning pile of coconut shells.
After various adventures in which he was killed by his relatives and restored by
his father, he was given a place in the heavens. He sent a bird back to earth with
...
He ascended to the heavens on the smoke from a burning pile of coconut shells.
After various adventures in which he was killed by his relatives and restored by
his father, he was given a place in the heavens. He sent a bird back to earth with
...
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A Samoan myth of a pigeon with nine heads refers to a shaman (symbolised by a
winged creature) who had access to the nine heavens of Samoan mythology. In
another myth Maui had eight heads suggesting that the most popular trickster ...
A Samoan myth of a pigeon with nine heads refers to a shaman (symbolised by a
winged creature) who had access to the nine heavens of Samoan mythology. In
another myth Maui had eight heads suggesting that the most popular trickster ...
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