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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Page 79
... offered was needed . The Tuatha Dé Danann , he was told , had people who possessed all of these skills . Eventually Lugh bid the gatekeeper to ask Nuada if there was any one man in his company who possessed all of the skills that he ...
... offered was needed . The Tuatha Dé Danann , he was told , had people who possessed all of these skills . Eventually Lugh bid the gatekeeper to ask Nuada if there was any one man in his company who possessed all of the skills that he ...
Page 144
... offered to the cosmic deities . Among its stories we find the cosmic initiation ritual which took place at the beginning of this universe , when the primeval male was sacrificed by the deities of space and time . This event symbolised ...
... offered to the cosmic deities . Among its stories we find the cosmic initiation ritual which took place at the beginning of this universe , when the primeval male was sacrificed by the deities of space and time . This event symbolised ...
Page 170
... offered the boy any gift of his choosing to take back with him to life . Shunning the proffered offerings of wealth , pleasure , fame , longevity and the rest , Tarvaa chose to return with a knowledge of all the wondrous things that he ...
... offered the boy any gift of his choosing to take back with him to life . Shunning the proffered offerings of wealth , pleasure , fame , longevity and the rest , Tarvaa chose to return with a knowledge of all the wondrous things that he ...
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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