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... gods , the Sun God and the Weather Gods , entrusted the land and my house . " These earth gods and sky gods remained side by side in most cultures ; but if the vegetation gods continued to be the more sympathetic , lovable , and popular ...
... gods , the Sun God and the Weather Gods , entrusted the land and my house . " These earth gods and sky gods remained side by side in most cultures ; but if the vegetation gods continued to be the more sympathetic , lovable , and popular ...
Page 174
... gods , sun - gods , storm - gods were based , Eliade notes , on " hiero- phanies of the sky ( high , bright , shining , sky , rain ) : The Sumerian sky god Anu became the chief god of the Babylonians , and his temple at Uruk was called ...
... gods , sun - gods , storm - gods were based , Eliade notes , on " hiero- phanies of the sky ( high , bright , shining , sky , rain ) : The Sumerian sky god Anu became the chief god of the Babylonians , and his temple at Uruk was called ...
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... god Marduk uttered , before becoming the chief defender of his fellow gods against the ancient goddess of the primal waters , Tiamat , are the words kings learned to utter long before Marduk took his place in the Babylonian pantheon . The ...
... god Marduk uttered , before becoming the chief defender of his fellow gods against the ancient goddess of the primal waters , Tiamat , are the words kings learned to utter long before Marduk took his place in the Babylonian pantheon . The ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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