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With the Earl of Wind , Master of Cloud and Master of Rain , Hwanung descended upon the summit of the Great White Mountain by the Sacred Sandlewood Tree . Hwanung called the spot the Sacred City and he was known as the Heavenly King .
With the Earl of Wind , Master of Cloud and Master of Rain , Hwanung descended upon the summit of the Great White Mountain by the Sacred Sandlewood Tree . Hwanung called the spot the Sacred City and he was known as the Heavenly King .
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He sent a bird back to earth with fire in its beak which was placed in certain trees thus enabling men to obtain fire by rubbing sticks together . Unlike the Micronesian tricksters the Maui heroes of Polynesia brought fire from ...
He sent a bird back to earth with fire in its beak which was placed in certain trees thus enabling men to obtain fire by rubbing sticks together . Unlike the Micronesian tricksters the Maui heroes of Polynesia brought fire from ...
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... 223 , 226-7 tortoises 147 , 151 , 271 totemism 233 , 238 trees and forests 7 , 54 , 61-2 , 101 , 114 , 126-7 , 142 , 210 , 219 , 254 , 260 , 284 , 288 , 300 tree - cutting 14 , 23 World Trees 115 , 118 , 171 , 215 , 223 trickery 8 ...
... 223 , 226-7 tortoises 147 , 151 , 271 totemism 233 , 238 trees and forests 7 , 54 , 61-2 , 101 , 114 , 126-7 , 142 , 210 , 219 , 254 , 260 , 284 , 288 , 300 tree - cutting 14 , 23 World Trees 115 , 118 , 171 , 215 , 223 trickery 8 ...
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