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OISIN IN THE LAND OF FOREVER YOUNG OISIN. THE SON OF Finn mac Cool,
was out hunting one day with his father and their elite band of warriors, the
Fianna. They were joined by a beautiful, fairy-like woman on a white horse. Her
name ...
OISIN IN THE LAND OF FOREVER YOUNG OISIN. THE SON OF Finn mac Cool,
was out hunting one day with his father and their elite band of warriors, the
Fianna. They were joined by a beautiful, fairy-like woman on a white horse. Her
name ...
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All these divine beings inhabited the High Plains of Heaven (Takama-gahara)
because there was no solid land. The youngest of these gods were Izanagi and [
zanami, who began to create land. Standing on the Floating Bridge of Heaven,
they ...
All these divine beings inhabited the High Plains of Heaven (Takama-gahara)
because there was no solid land. The youngest of these gods were Izanagi and [
zanami, who began to create land. Standing on the Floating Bridge of Heaven,
they ...
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... and to the islands of eastern Indonesia. Macassan traders regularly visited the
coast of Arnhem Land, and the record and effects of these visits are recorded in
the myth, song and painting of the Yolngu people of north-east Arnhem Land.
... and to the islands of eastern Indonesia. Macassan traders regularly visited the
coast of Arnhem Land, and the record and effects of these visits are recorded in
the myth, song and painting of the Yolngu people of north-east Arnhem Land.
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India and Australia 229 | 141 |
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| Title | World mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dempsey Parr, 2000 |
| ISBN | 1840844515, 9781840844511 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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