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	Mythology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The modern definition of mythology primarily the body of myths from a particular culture or religion, as in Greek mythology, Egyptian mythology or Norse mythology.
		For the purposes of this article, therefore, the word mythology is used to refer to stories that, while they may or may not be strictly factual, reveal fundamental truths and insights about human nature, often through the use of archetypes.
		Mythology is alive and well in the modern age through urban legends, New Age beliefs, certain aspects of religion and so forth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mythology (2210 words)

	Dahomey mythology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Dahomey (or Fon) are a nation located in Benin, Africa.
		The mythology of the Dahomey includes an entire pantheon of thunder gods; for example, Xevioso (also Xewioso) is the god of thunder in the So region.
		The head of the thunder pantheon is named Sogbo, which is also used to describe devotees of the thunder gods.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dahomey_mythology (364 words)

	Kids.net.au - Encyclopedia Mythology -
		Myths are generally stories based on tradition and legend designed to explain the universe, the world's creation, natural phenomenon, and anything else for which no simple explanation presents itself.
		Although many people think that a mythology must be old, it does not have to be so.
		An excellent example of such a mythology is that developed by J.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/my/Mythology (600 words)

	Dahomey Gap - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Dahomey Gap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In West Africa, the Dahomey Gap refers to the area of savanna that extends all the way to the coast in Benin, Togo and Ghana, thus separating the forest zone that covers much of the south of the region into two separate parts.
		The dryness of the Dahomey Gap is unusual, given that it lies surrounded by a very wet monsoon belt on all sides, and no mountains block moisture.
		Yet, Accra in the heart of the Gap receives only 720 millimetres (28 inches) of rainfall per year - less than half the amount needed to sustain tropical rainforest (which would be expected at a latitude of 6 ° N).
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Dahomey-Gap.html (540 words)

	Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Myths are generally stories based on tradition and legend designed to explain the universal and local beginnings ("creation myths and "founding myths"), natural phenomena, inexplicable cultural conventions, and anything else for which no simple explanation presents itself.
		However, most people concur that every religion has a body of myths that express deeper truths that are ineffable on the surface level.
		Mythology is alive and well in the modern age through urban legends, scientific mythology, and many other ways.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/my/Mythology.htm (911 words)

	Wikinfo \| Serpent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Basilisk, the venomous "king of serpents" with the glance that kills, was hatched by a serpent, Pliny and others thought, from the egg of a cock.
		In Dahomey mythology of West Africa, the serpent that supports everything on its many coils is named Dan.
		Because a snake sheds its skin and comes forth from the lifeless husk glistening and fresh, it is a universal symbol of renewal, and the regeneration that may lead to immortality.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Serpent (1153 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Dahomey was an African kingdom situated in what is now Benin.
		The kingdom was founded in the seventeenth century and survived until the late nineteenth century, when it was conquered by French troops from Senegal and incorporated into France's West African colonies.
		The Dahomey Amazons were a Fon all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey (now Benin) which lasted until end of the 19th century.
	www.hostingciamca.com /browse.php?title=D/DA/DAH (1315 words)

	List of deities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		There are also lists of deities by type; see the articles death deity, household deity, lunar deity, and solar deity.
		See much more complete list at Celtic mythology.
		Egyptian deities are often portrayed as having animal heads in art; as an example, Anubis is often portrayed in statuary as having the body of a human, but the head of a canine.
	www.bucyrus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Gods (1273 words)

	Dahomey - Dahomey -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The kingdom of Dahomey (from Benin) Dahomey (also called Abomey, after its capital city) was the state of the Fon people.
		Dahomey kingdom Western African kingdom that flourished in the 18th—19th century in what is now central Benin.
		Dahomey kingdom in western Africa that flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries in the region that is now southern Benin.
	www.yourquests.com /yrqs/dahomey.htm (452 words)

	Read about Dahomey mythology at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Dahomey mythology and learn about Dahomey mythology ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Research Dahomey mythology and learn about Dahomey mythology here!
		The Dahomey (or Fon) are a nation located in
		The mythology of the Dahomey includes an entire pantheon of
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Dahomey_mythology (318 words)

	Learn more about Dahomey mythology in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Learn more about Dahomey mythology in the online encyclopedia.
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	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /d/da/dahomey_mythology.html (390 words)

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		AIDO HWEDO is the rainbow serpent from Dahomey mythology.
		Other Pages: Interpretation of Dragons in Mythology http://www.polenth.demon.co.uk/dragon/essdim.html L LADON was the guardian of Hera's golden apples, which grew in the Garden of Hesperides.
		Brick reliefs of the dragon flanked the way that Marduk, and the other gods, were supposed to pass after the new year festival.
	www.polenth.demon.co.uk /dragon/text/dlmyth2.txt (4860 words)

	Sogbo
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		In Fon (Dahomey) mythology, Sogbo is the god of thunder, lightning and fire, chief of the Thunder pantheon.
		The designation Sogbo is used by those who vowed to the worship of the thunder deities.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/s/sogbo.html (85 words)

	Runge-Sypniewski ... Voodoo in Haiti
		However, other scholars think Voodoo is a West African corruption of the Yoruba word for "god." Voodoo as a religion was brought to Haiti by slaves from Dahomey (Mair, 234).
		The first humans to appear in the lands of Dahomey (Benin) were worshippers of the goddess Mawu-Lisa.
		In Dahomey mythology, the snake was so old it existed before the earth was made.
	www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/Voodoo.html (1659 words)

	List of deities: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about List of deities
		List of deities: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about List of deities
		See also definitions of the words God, Goddess, mythology, religion, scripture.
		Jews, Christians, and Muslims believe in the same God, but Muslims, and to some degree Jews (see below), visualize God in strictly monotheistic terms, whereas most Christians believe that God exists as a Trinity.
	www.encyclopedian.com /de/Deities.html (720 words)

	Dragon Stone: Mythological Dragon List (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This is a list of some of the dragons from mythology and folklore.
		Clicking on the letters that divide the entries will bring you back to the top.
		Stories of Zu the dragon were being told from about 5000BC when the Sumerians settled in Mesopotamia.
	www.polenth.demon.co.uk /myth/favmyth.html (4503 words)

	The Unofficial Mawu Biography
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		In African Dahomey mythology, Mawu was the mother of the gods.
		Riding the rainbow serpent Oshunmare, Mawu created the living land Ifé (Earth, or more specifically Africa) and gave it consciousness by imbuing the land with Lido, her own life-force.
	www.dcuguide.com /profile.php?name=MAWU (181 words)

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