An Introduction to Mythology

American Indians ancient animals animistic anthropological anthropomorphic Apollo appears Arawaks Aztec Babylonian believe bird Blue Jay bough Brahma called Celtic Celts character Chinook conception connexion corn-spirit created creation myths creator cult dead death deities Dionysus divine Eabani early earth Egyptian epic evil evolved example existence explain fetish fire folk-tale folklore Gilgamesh Glooscap goddess gods Golden Bough Greek Hades Heaven hero human Hun-Apu idea Izanami Kiche King later legend magic Malsum Max Müller Merodach Mexican Mexico Michabo Mictlan moon mother Müller mythic mythologists mythology nature Odin origin Osiris Otherworld pantheon perhaps person Peruvians phenomena Popol Vuh possess priest primeval primitive probably Quetzalcoatl race regarded religion religious rites ritual sacred savage says solar soul spirit stone story student of myth sun-god supernatural tale Teutonic Tezcatlipoca theory things thunder thunder-god Tlaloc totemic tradition tree tribes Tylor Uitzilopochtli Underworld worship Xibalba Zeus