A Dictionary of World Mythology |
Contents
The Meaning of Myth | 1 |
Egypt Sumer Babylon Canaan Asia Minor Persia Arabia | 7 |
India Sri Lanka Tibet | 59 |
Siberia Mongolia China Japan SouthEast Asia | 97 |
Greece Rome The Celtic Lands Northern and Eastern Europe | 133 |
North America Central America South America | 195 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abzu According Ahura Mazdah Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Aphrodite appears Avalokitesvara Aztec became believed bird birth bodhisattva Brahma brothers Buddha Buddhist century BC chief Chinese Christian cosmic creation creator deity cult daughter dead death demon descended divine earth Egypt Egyptian Emperor Enlil evil father fertility fierce figure final find fire first fish five flood giant Gilgamesh god’s gods Greek head heaven hero Hindu human identified immortal Inca Indian influence island Izanami killed king Kronos land legend legendary Literal meaning living lord magic mankind Mawu-Lisa Maya Mithra moon mother goddess mountain myth mythology Odin origin Osiris primeval Quetzalcoatl rain religion ritual river Roman ruler sacred sacrifice serpent Shiva sky father snake souls spirit stone Sumerian supreme deity Taoist temple Tiamat To-Kabinana took tradition tree tribes trickster Tsohanoai underworld Vishnu warriors West Asia wife woman women worship Yahweh Yurlungur Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | A Dictionary of World Mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Publisher | Book Club Associates, 1979 |
| ISBN | 0192177478, 9780192177476 |
| Length | 256 pages |
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