Abstract:The pantheon of any given mythology is composed of gods and goddess who should be recognizable as mythological types to followers of other systems. The supreme being, the great goddess, the trickster,...The pantheon of any given mythology is composed of gods and goddess who should be recognizable as mythological types to followers of other systems. The supreme being, the great goddess, the trickster, the dying god, the thunder-god, and several archetypal deity figures are found in the mythologies of Greece, India, Egypt, Mesopotamia, as well as Northern Europe and the British Isles. This chapter examines the Celtic and Germanic manifestations of such archetypal deities.Read More
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-03-18
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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