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After another 3,000 years, Ohrmazd (earlier known as Ahura Mazda) created the
physical world (getiŁ), the primal bull Gosh and the first living mortal Gayomard.
Ahriman determined to destroy the good creation. He smashed his way through ...
After another 3,000 years, Ohrmazd (earlier known as Ahura Mazda) created the
physical world (getiŁ), the primal bull Gosh and the first living mortal Gayomard.
Ahriman determined to destroy the good creation. He smashed his way through ...
Page 193
When he reached the entrance back into the realm of the. living, Izanagi found
three peaches which he threw at the frightening horde chasing him and managed
to turn them back. At this point, Izanami herself, transformed into a UNIVERSAL ...
When he reached the entrance back into the realm of the. living, Izanagi found
three peaches which he threw at the frightening horde chasing him and managed
to turn them back. At this point, Izanami herself, transformed into a UNIVERSAL ...
Page 302
ANIMAL MYTHS Hunter-gatherer tribes often saw close connections between
man and animal, believing both capable of transformation. ANIMISM Those living
closely with nature often attached stories to it, believing spirits inhabited anything
...
ANIMAL MYTHS Hunter-gatherer tribes often saw close connections between
man and animal, believing both capable of transformation. ANIMISM Those living
closely with nature often attached stories to it, believing spirits inhabited anything
...
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Introduction | 5 |
India and Australia 229 | 141 |
Greece and Rome 51 Tibet and Africa | 161 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | World mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dempsey Parr, 2000 |
| ISBN | 1840844515, 9781840844511 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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