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BIRTH FROM THE SOIL OF THE MANY DIFFERENT accounts of the birth of humanity perhaps the most important is the idea of birth from the earth itself , autochthony . Zeus , enraged with mankind , sent a flood to destroy them .
BIRTH FROM THE SOIL OF THE MANY DIFFERENT accounts of the birth of humanity perhaps the most important is the idea of birth from the earth itself , autochthony . Zeus , enraged with mankind , sent a flood to destroy them .
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The Greek pantheon was absorbed into the Roman one , primarily via the Etruscans , an important civilisation on the Italian peninsula between 900 and 500 BCE . Thus , for example , the Roman equivalent of Zeus was Jupiter , of Hera ...
The Greek pantheon was absorbed into the Roman one , primarily via the Etruscans , an important civilisation on the Italian peninsula between 900 and 500 BCE . Thus , for example , the Roman equivalent of Zeus was Jupiter , of Hera ...
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MYTH AND RITUAL THE MYTHS DETAIL 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 ...
MYTH AND RITUAL THE MYTHS DETAIL 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 ...
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ancestors ancient animals appear Asgard Asia associated Australia Baal became become believed bird birth body Buddhist called caused central century changed Chinese civilisation concern created creation creator cult culture dead death deities demons depicted destruction divine early earth eventually father female fertility figure fire fish flood followed forces gave giant gives goddess gods Greek head heavens hero human important India island Italy killed king known land language later living magic major means mother mountain mythic mythology Myths Retold nature offered once origin Palekh Persian plants region relate religion religious remains represented ritual rivers Roman ruled sacred shaman Shiva social society soul South spirit statue stone stories Sumerian symbol temple theme throughout told traditions transformed travelled trees turned Underworld universe Vishnu woman
Bibliographic information
| Title | World Mythology A Dempsey Parr micropedia |
| Contributor | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dempsey Parr, 1999 |
| ISBN | 1840844515, 9781840844511 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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