Comparative mythology is the comparison of myths from different cultures in an attempt to identify shared themes and characteristics. Comparative mythology...
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The study of Jesus in comparative mythology is the examination of the narratives of the life of Jesus in the Christian gospels, traditions and theology...
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Dionysus, the god of wine, theatre, and ecstasy in ancient Greek religion, has been compared to many other deities, both by his classical worshippers and...
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of Europe. By way of comparative mythology and historical linguistics, scholars have identified elements of Germanic mythology reaching as far back as...
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later folklore, from etymology and from the reconstructions of comparative mythology. While the early chronicles (14th and 15th century) were largely...
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mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology...
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(277). Hartsuaga, J.I. (1987). Euskal Mitologia Konparatua [Comparative Basque Mythology] (in Basque). Kriseilu. La Paglia, Antonio. Beyond Greece and...
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Leviathan (redirect from Leviathan (mythology))
after the Flood was defeated by Marduk, have long been drawn in comparative mythology, as have been wider comparisons to dragon and world serpent narratives...
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Lotuko mythology Maasai mythology Somali mythology Berber mythology Egyptian mythology Lozi mythology Malagasy mythology San mythology Tumbuka mythology Zulu...
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Joseph Campbell (redirect from The Campbellian View of Mythology)
professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work covers many aspects of the human condition...
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Slavic paganism (redirect from Circles in Polish mythology)
Slavic paganism, Slavic mythology, or Slavic religion refer to the religious beliefs, myths, and ritual practices of the Slavs before Christianisation...
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Proto-Indo-European speakers lived in preliterate societies – scholars of comparative mythology have reconstructed details from inherited similarities in mythological...
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General Comparative mythology Creation myth Esotericism Magic and religion Myth and ritual Mythical theology Theosophical Society Mythology of world...
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Russian verh 'height, top'). Of some importance in the comparative study of Indo-European mythology is the identification by Georges Dumézil (1934) of Uranus...
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Cronus (redirect from Kronos (mythology))
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos (/ˈkroʊnəs/ or /ˈkroʊnɒs/; Ancient Greek: Κρόνος) was the leader and youngest of the...
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Jacob and Esau (section In comparative mythology)
The common motive of the vast number of world mythologies (especially in the Proto-Indo-European mythology) is a fight between the twins (or just brothers)...
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Werewolf (section Indo-European comparative mythology)
of young, unmarried warriors. The standard comparative overview of this aspect of Indo-European mythology is McCone's 1987 work. A few references to men...
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Odysseus (redirect from Uylsses greek mythology)
In Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus (/əˈdɪsiəs/ ə-DISS-ee-əs; Ancient Greek: Ὀδυσσεύς, Ὀδυσεύς, romanized: Odysseús, Odyseús, IPA: [o.dy(s).sěu̯s])...
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themes of folklore and mythology. In 1871, Edward Burnett Tylor published his Primitive Culture, in which he applied the comparative method and tried to...
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Noah (section Comparative mythology)
Latter Day Saints portal Ashure, character in Norse mythology Cessair, character in Irish mythology Eridu Genesis Jamshid, character in the Shahnameh Manu...
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- by Joseph Campbell (1949) (comparative mythology) The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell (1990) (comparative mythology) In the Light of Truth: The Grail...
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Germanic mythology consists of the body of myths native to the Germanic peoples, including Norse mythology, Anglo-Saxon mythology, and Continental Germanic...
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Mesopotamian mythology refers to the myths, religious texts, and other literature that comes from the region of ancient Mesopotamia which is a historical...
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Hymiskviða (section Comparative mythology)
Georges Dumézil and others; see Samudra manthan § Comparative mythology. Orchard 1997, p. 94. Norse Mythology A-Z Orchard, Andy (1997). Dictionary of Norse...
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Zorya (section Comparative mythology)
and St. Nicholas, who, according to comparative mythology, function as divine twins, who in Indo-European mythologies are usually brothers of the goddess...
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Jinn (category Malaysian mythology)
is depicted with helpers and associated talismanic symbols. In comparative mythology and historical context studies, Quranic studies scholars discuss...
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Pantheon (religion) (redirect from Pantheon (mythology))
the particular set of all gods of any individual polytheistic religion, mythology, or tradition. The word, pantheon, derives from Greek πάνθεον pantheon...
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Lugh (section Comparative mythology)
Lug (Old Irish: [l͈uɣ]; modern Irish: Lú [l̪ˠuː]) is a figure in Irish mythology. A member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, a group of supernatural beings, Lugh...
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Amleth (section Comparative mythology)
(Book of the King) of the Persian poet Firdausi. In ancient Egyptian mythology, a similar tale of a king who is murdered by a jealous brother but avenged...
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