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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... mythic oral tales . Instead , Chinese writers introduced fragmentary passages of mythic narrative into their works to illustrate their argument and to give authority to their statements . Chinese myth exists as an amorphous , diffuse ...
... mythic oral tales . Instead , Chinese writers introduced fragmentary passages of mythic narrative into their works to illustrate their argument and to give authority to their statements . Chinese myth exists as an amorphous , diffuse ...
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... mythic narrative is a Zhou dynasty anthology of poetry of 600 BCE . It contains the rare myths of the divine origin ... mythical figures , but the Confucian text , Mencius ( 350 BCE ) , records two versions of the myth of world ...
... mythic narrative is a Zhou dynasty anthology of poetry of 600 BCE . It contains the rare myths of the divine origin ... mythical figures , but the Confucian text , Mencius ( 350 BCE ) , records two versions of the myth of world ...
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... mythic time , the Amerindian universe can be replicated in the design of a house , and the shape of the human body . It is ruled by powerful spirits whose capricious actions are tempered only by the shaman confronting them in trance in ...
... mythic time , the Amerindian universe can be replicated in the design of a house , and the shape of the human body . It is ruled by powerful spirits whose capricious actions are tempered only by the shaman confronting them in trance in ...
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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