Gods and Goddesses
A Treasury of Deities and Tales from World Mythology
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Pub Overstock Unlimited Inc |
Date 1996 |
Price $2.00 |
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Publisher Notes
"Gods and Goddesses" presents a treasury of more than 130 deities, arranged by their functions and spheres of influence and drawn from religious traditions throughout the world, including: Shiva, the destroyer and creator god of Hinduism; Dionysos, Greek god of fertility, wine, and orgiastic revelries; Bastet, ancient Egypt's cat goddess of pleasure and sensuality; The Dagda, the Celtic god of virility; Frey, the handsom Norse god of fertility; The Thunderbirds, North American creators of storms; Tezcatlipoca, sorcerer god of Central America; Amaterasu, sun goddess and divine ancestor of the Japanese imperial family; Kuan Yin, China's goddess of motherhood; Unkulunkulu, the supreme god of the Zulu nation; and Maui, the trickster hero of Oceania
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