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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Page 56
... important is the idea of birth from the earth itself , autochthony . Zeus , enraged with mankind , sent a flood to destroy them . Prometheus managed to warn his son Deucalion and Deucalion's wife Pyrrha who survived by building an ark ...
... important is the idea of birth from the earth itself , autochthony . Zeus , enraged with mankind , sent a flood to destroy them . Prometheus managed to warn his son Deucalion and Deucalion's wife Pyrrha who survived by building an ark ...
Page 66
... important civilisation on the Italian peninsula between 900 and 500 BCE . Thus , for example , the Roman equivalent of Zeus was Jupiter , of Hera , Juno , of Athene , Minerva , of Artemis , Diana and of Aphrodite , Venus . There were no ...
... important civilisation on the Italian peninsula between 900 and 500 BCE . Thus , for example , the Roman equivalent of Zeus was Jupiter , of Hera , Juno , of Athene , Minerva , of Artemis , Diana and of Aphrodite , Venus . There were no ...
Page 238
... important acts of creation and naming . They detail the power of ancestral fertility . In this respect , they demonstrate the importance of gender difference as a general principle of Aboriginal social and cosmological organisation ...
... important acts of creation and naming . They detail the power of ancestral fertility . In this respect , they demonstrate the importance of gender difference as a general principle of Aboriginal social and cosmological organisation ...
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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