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Fire - altars were emblems of religious legitimacy , as can be seen on the tomb of
Darius the Achaemenid and on the coins of Ardeshir the Sasanid , where their
regnal fires are represented . The major fire temples were Adhar Farn - Bag at ...
Fire - altars were emblems of religious legitimacy , as can be seen on the tomb of
Darius the Achaemenid and on the coins of Ardeshir the Sasanid , where their
regnal fires are represented . The major fire temples were Adhar Farn - Bag at ...
Page 184
IN CHINESE MYTHOLOGY MANY FIGURES DEPICTED in mythical episodes
represent cultural archetypes . Woman Gua and Pan Gu in creation myth , Yi the
Archer : in the world catastrophe of fire , and Yu in the flood myth symbolise order
...
IN CHINESE MYTHOLOGY MANY FIGURES DEPICTED in mythical episodes
represent cultural archetypes . Woman Gua and Pan Gu in creation myth , Yi the
Archer : in the world catastrophe of fire , and Yu in the flood myth symbolise order
...
Page 255
They represented their mythic heroes and gods in carvings of wood , stone and
shell . These objects , called zemís , possessed supernatural powers , both in
their finished form and in the raw material from which they were made . Carved
wood ...
They represented their mythic heroes and gods in carvings of wood , stone and
shell . These objects , called zemís , possessed supernatural powers , both in
their finished form and in the raw material from which they were made . Carved
wood ...
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ancestors ancient animals appear Asgard Asia associated Australia Baal became become believed bird body called caused central century changed Chinese civilisation concern created creation creator cult culture dead death deities demons depicted descended destruction divine early earth eventually father female fertility figure fire fish flood followed forces gave giant gives goddess gods Greek head heavens hero human important India island Italy killed king known land language later living magic major means mother mountain mythic mythology Myths Retold nature offered once origin Palekh period Persian plants region relate religion religious remains represented ritual rivers Roman ruled sacred shaman Shiva social society soul South spirit statue stone stories Sumerian symbol theme throughout told traditions transformed travelled trees turned Underworld universe Vishnu woman
Bibliographic information
| Title | World Mythology A Dempsey Parr micropedia |
| Contributor | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dempsey Parr, 1999 |
| ISBN | 1840844515, 9781840844511 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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