World MythologyDempsey Parr, 1999 - 320 pages Features on the gods and themes of every myth with over 200 illustrations. |
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... mountain , Mandara , as a churning rod and Vasuki , the giant serpent , as a rope . Taking the mountain and wrapping the around it , the demons held his head and the gods held his tail . serpent They tried to churn , but the mountain ...
... mountain , Mandara , as a churning rod and Vasuki , the giant serpent , as a rope . Taking the mountain and wrapping the around it , the demons held his head and the gods held his tail . serpent They tried to churn , but the mountain ...
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... MOUNTAIN GOD PAINTINGS OF THE Mountain God are found in shrines on mountain passes , and in shrines within virtually every Buddhist temple . Called sanshin- gak , these shrines are dedicated to the Mountain God as the ruler of all the ...
... MOUNTAIN GOD PAINTINGS OF THE Mountain God are found in shrines on mountain passes , and in shrines within virtually every Buddhist temple . Called sanshin- gak , these shrines are dedicated to the Mountain God as the ruler of all the ...
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... MOUNTAIN god , is ruler of all the mountains and owner of all the creatures and objects on the mountains . He is thought by many to be Tan'gun , the father of the nation . The tiger is his messenger . The spirits Earl of the River ...
... MOUNTAIN god , is ruler of all the mountains and owner of all the creatures and objects on the mountains . He is thought by many to be Tan'gun , the father of the nation . The tiger is his messenger . The spirits Earl of the River ...
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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