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Page 180
China had no Hesiod, Homer, or Ovid to retell the 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 ...
China had no Hesiod, Homer, or Ovid to retell the 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 ...
Page 256
Behaviour and feelings could also alter, with mythic figures having superhuman
animal strength, while animals could possess human sensibilities. Some animals
could be tribal ancestors, some trees were the spirits or souls of dead chiefs or ...
Behaviour and feelings could also alter, with mythic figures having superhuman
animal strength, while animals could possess human sensibilities. Some animals
could be tribal ancestors, some trees were the spirits or souls of dead chiefs or ...
Page 297
Created 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 ...
Created 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 ...
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Contents
Introduction | 5 |
India and Australia 229 | 141 |
Greece and Rome 51 Tibet and Africa | 161 |
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Aeneas Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arctic Asia Athens Australia Aztec Baal Balder became believed bird body Briccriu Buddha Buddhist called carved Celtic Celts central century bce Chinese civilisation cosmic created creation myths creator Culhwch cult culture daughter dead death deities demons depicted descended divine trickster earth Enki Enlil father female fertility figure fire fish flood giant goddess gods Greek head heavens Herakles hero human hunting Hwanung Hymir Idunn Inanna India island Izanagi 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 Taino temple Tezcatlipoca theme Thor traditions transformed trees Ugaritic Underworld universe Viracocha Vishnu warrior woman worship Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | World mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dempsey Parr, 2000 |
| ISBN | 1840844515, 9781840844511 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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