World MythologyDempsey Parr, 1999 - 320 pages Features on the gods and themes of every myth with over 200 illustrations. |
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Page 136
... relate how all animate beings have a dual existence , so that an animal can become a human at will , or vice versa . The myth of Raven Man tells how , set adrift on an ice floe , Raven comes across a village of people and takes a wife ...
... relate how all animate beings have a dual existence , so that an animal can become a human at will , or vice versa . The myth of Raven Man tells how , set adrift on an ice floe , Raven comes across a village of people and takes a wife ...
Page 183
... relates one of three versions of the myth of the creation of humankind . A second relates that out of primeval vapour two gods formed and divided into the cosmic powers Yin and Yang . They produced all living things and humans were ...
... relates one of three versions of the myth of the creation of humankind . A second relates that out of primeval vapour two gods formed and divided into the cosmic powers Yin and Yang . They produced all living things and humans were ...
Page 185
... relates how he stirred the world's waters so they crashed against the sky barrier , threatening a return to chaos . The myth of the dual catastrophe of flood and fire is recounted through the figure of the goddess Woman Gua who ...
... relates how he stirred the world's waters so they crashed against the sky barrier , threatening a return to chaos . The myth of the dual catastrophe of flood and fire is recounted through the figure of the goddess Woman Gua who ...
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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