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Foreword | |
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Introduction | |
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Great Themes of Myth, Dr. Roy Willis | |
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Creation | |
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The origins of the world Cosmic Architecture | |
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The structure of the universe Myths of Humanity | |
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Causes of life and death Supernatural Beings | |
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God, spirits and demons Cosmic Disasters | |
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The end of the world Heroes and Tricksters | |
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Agents of change Animals and Plants | |
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Energy, transformation and kinship Body and Soul | |
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Spirit and the afterlife Marriage and Kinship | |
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Myths of the social order | |
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A World Mythography | |
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Egypt | |
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The First Gods | |
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Order from chaos The Ennead | |
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The Nine Gods of Heliopolis Osiris | |
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Upholder of order Isis | |
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The devoted widow Horus and Seth | |
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The struggle for the throne of Osiris Solar Myths | |
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The eternal cycle of renewal Myth and Magic/ | |
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The secret name of Ra; the Book of Thoth Snakes and Scorpions | |
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Agents of chaos Powerful Goddesses | |
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Neith, Sekhmet and Bastet Other Goddesses | |
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Anat, Astarte, Hathor and Taweret Kings and the Gods | |
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The sacred role of the pharaohs Priest-Magicians | |
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Setna Khaemwese and Imhotep Life After Death | |
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The soul in the underworld | |
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The Middle East | |
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Sumer and Babylon | |
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Myths from the first cities Gilgamesh | |
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The great epic of mortality Ishtar and Tammuz | |
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The descent to the underworld Myths of Creation | |
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Enki, Marduk and the divine decrees The Flood | |
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Destruction and survival Ugaritic Myths | |
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Kingship and succession Myths of the Hittites | |
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Dragons and lost gods Persian Myths | |
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Ahura Mazdah and the battle between good and evil | |
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India | |
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Origins of the World | |
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Sacrifice and conflict Indra | |
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Warrior and king of the gods Brahma | |
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The creator god Vishnu | |
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Protector of the world Vishnu's Incarnations | |
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The avatars Rama | |
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The righteous avatar Krishna, the Adorable | |
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The eighth avatar of Vishnu Shiva | |
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The erotic and ascetic combined Devi | |
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The manifold goddess Shiva's Family Circle | |
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Shiva, Parvati, Skanda, Ganesha Jain Myth | |
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A response to Hinduism The Enlightened One | |
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Myths of Buddhism | |
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China | |
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Order Out Of Chaos | |
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Pan Gu and Hun Dun Nu Gua and Fu Xi | |
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The creation of humanity flood myths Sun, Moon and Stars | |
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Myths of the heavenly bodies Chinese Buddhism | |
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Amitabha and Guanyin Taoist Myth | |
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Gods and Immortals Myths of the Family | |
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Filial piety and household gods | |
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Tibet and Mongolia | |
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Myths of Origin | |
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Radiant, Black Misery and the karmic wind Myths of the Ancient Kings | |
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The sky-descended rulers King Gersar | |
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The warrior-king The Taming of the Gods | |
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The impact of Buddhism Mongolian Shamanism | |
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Encounters with the spirit realm | |
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Japan | |
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Izanagi and Izanami | |
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The primal couple Amaterasu and Susano | |
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The contest of the sibling deities The Divine Crisis | |
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Amaterasu's of the sun The Izumo Cyde | |
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Susano's descent to earth; Okuninushi and the White Rabbit Gods, Heroes and Demons | |
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Inari,and the Oni The Realm of Saga | |
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The exploits of Jimmu-tenno and Yamato-takeru Buddhist Myths | |
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Three figures of mercy | |
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Greece | |
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Myth and Society | |
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Public and private observances The Birth of the Gods | |
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The rise of the Olympians The Origins of Humanity | |
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Prometheus, Pandora, Deucalion, Pyrrha Zeus | |
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King of the gods The Couplings of Zeus | |
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Human and di | |