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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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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 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 .
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A Samoan myth used for sorcery 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 ...
A Samoan myth used for sorcery 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 ...
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