‘From: Roy Willis, ed.. WORLD MYTHOLOGY.
Tibet and Mongolia 102
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Myths of Origin/Radiant, Black Misery
and the karmic wind 104
Myths of the Ancient Kings!
The sky-descended rulers 105 Q
King GesariThe warrior-Ring 106
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of thesun 136 3
The izumo CycleSusano’s descent to earth: BE
Okummmushs and the White Rabbit 118 B
Gods. Heroes and Demons/Inart, Hachiman
‘and the Oni 121
The Resim of Saen/The exploits of Jnmutenno
“ina Yamaro-takera
Buihise Myths/Tivee figures of mercy 123
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The Taming of the Gods! Be
The impact of Buddhism 107 AB
Mongolian SharsanismvEncounters with EE
the spit realm 108 Se
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Japan 110 é
Dr C. Scorr LirrtetoN Be
tzanagi and leatamiThe primal couple 112 64
Amaterasu and Susano/The contest of the 2
sibling deities 115 aE
fie Dine CtsAmecanrsrenns) EA
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Greece 124
Da Sion GoLDHILL,
1d Sociery#Public and private observances 126
ith of the GodsiThe rise of the Olympians 128
gins of Humanity/Prometneus, Pandora,
Deucaiton, Pyrrba 130
suming oF the gods 132
Couplings of Zeusi Human and
ame consorts 133
AudienerThe virgin goddess 136
PoserdonsGod of the sea 13
Apoito/The brilliant god 138
Artemis) Charte eoddess of the iu 139
Dionysos/God of wine and altered stares 130
ine Soil/Demeter ana Persephone 142
Ares and Aparoditei War, love and sex 143
Home, Hearth and Fire/Hermes, Hestia
sand Hepbaistos 144
The Underworid/The kingdom of Hades 146
Heroes and Monsters/The world’s prodigies 147
Herakles/The archetypal hero 148
‘Theseus/Athenian hero and statesman 150
Jason The great adventurer 132
The Argonauts//ason's quest for the
Golden Fleece 154
PerseusiSlaver uf Medusa 156
‘The Trojan WarlHomer’s warrior epic 157
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After Troy/Odysseus and Agamemnon 160
‘Teanseressors/Breakers of the natural order 162
Centaurs and Amazons/Races of fabulous beings 164
TransformationyMyths of metamorphosis:
Orpheus 165
Rome 166
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Gods and Goddesses/The borrowed pantheon:
household gods and civic virtues 168
‘The Foundation of Rome/The destiny of
‘Aeneas the Trojan 172
Romulus and the Kings of Rome/The she-woif
‘and the myths of the past 174
‘The Celtic World 176
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Celtic Pantheon/A mizcellany of gode 178
‘Myths and Gods of Ireland
‘The Mythological Cycle 180
‘The Hero of Uleter/Talee of Ci Chulainne 182
Finn and His Warriors/The Fenian myths 184
Goddesses Motherhood, war and sovereigney 186
Otherworidly Vovages/Conia,
Mael Diiin and Bran 187
Stories of Wales/The “Mabinogion” 188
Archurian Legend/Arthur and his knights 189
Northern Europe 190
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Earlv and Lost Gods/Fragments or
Northern myth 192
Cosmoiogy in the Viking Age/The World Tree
and its reaims 133,
Loki and Ragnarok/The tricister. the woit and
the last great battle 195
OdinsRuler or Asgard 196
‘Thor/The thunder god 198
Freve an
Vanuti Gods of sky, lana and water 200
Goddesses and Female Spinie/Previa, Golden snnies,
Valkyries and Norns 202
e Deagon-Slavers:Beowulf and Sigurd 204
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Central and Eastern Europe 206
Da Farms Wiezets,
The Other World/The thrice tenth kingdom 208
‘The Baba lage and the Amazons/Femaie
creatures of folk tale 209
Ancestors and Hearth Spirits/Ivan the Fool
and the domovot 210
Spirit Souls of the Departed/The rusalka, vila
and other visitors 211
Malevolent Spiits/Forest creatures, werewolves
and vampires 212ho
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