World MythologyDempsey Parr, 1999 - 320 pages Features on the gods and themes of every myth with over 200 illustrations. |
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Myths Retold THE MYTH OF TAN'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 him to rule over ...
Myths Retold THE MYTH OF TAN'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 him to rule over ...
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... 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 fire in ...
... 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 fire in ...
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... heavens of Samoan mythology . In another myth Maui had eight heads suggesting that the most popular trickster was not fully adept . Tafaki , on the other hand , was a master shaman who had ' climbed ' to the uppermost heaven in Maori ...
... heavens of Samoan mythology . In another myth Maui had eight heads suggesting that the most popular trickster was not fully adept . Tafaki , on the other hand , was a master shaman who had ' climbed ' to the uppermost heaven in Maori ...
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