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	Other Mythology Encyclopaedia
		In Finnish mythology, Akka was the consort of Ukko.
		In Japanese mythology, Ama Terasu is the Sun-Goddess.
		In Finnish mythology, Tuonetar was the consort of Tuoni.
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	Learn more about Mythology in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Mythology figures prominently in most religions, and most mythology is tied to at least one religion.
		Stories from scripture are usually not referred to as mythology except in a pejorative sense, but one can speak of a Jewish mythology, a Christian mythology, or an Islamic mythology, in which one describes the mythic elements within these faiths without speaking to the veracity of the faith's tenets or claims about its history.
		Mythology is alive and well in the modern age through urban legends, scientific mythology, and many other ways.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /m/my/mythology.html (881 words)

	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.
		Mythology figures prominently in most religions, and most mythology is tied to at least one religion.
		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 (2199 words)

	Ibo - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Ibo are a group of people living it what is now Nigeria.Their language is Igbo.
		Tribes were treated as being uniform by the colonial government and the diversity within the group slowly decreased and distinctions between and hostility towards neighbouring groups, such as the Yoruba became sharper.
		Traditionaly the Ibo are polygynous, and see monogamy among males as a sign of poverty.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Ibo (247 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Other Mythology (A) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In the mythology of the Solomon Islands, Adaro is a sea-spirit.
		In Canaanite mythology, Al-Lat or Allat was a mother goddess, a daughter of Allah, she represented the earth.
		In Ibo mythology, Ala is the Earth Mother, Law-giver, protectress of the harvest.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /D.HTM (1968 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 (593 words)

	Mythology - Theo
		Mythology is the study of myths: stories of a particular culture that it believes to be true and that feature a specific religious or belief system.
		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, it is important to keep in mind that while some view the Norse and Celtic pantheons as mere fable, others hold them as a religion, though the modern versions of these beliefs usually have little to no resemblance to the originals (see Neopaganism).
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	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Sun-god
		Chinese Mythology Unlike in many other culture, Chinese people do not personify nor worship the Sun or the Moon.
		The most likely reason is the heavy influence of Taoism and I Ching in Chinese culture because the moon represents Yin and the sun represent Yang which are the basis of everything in nature.
		In Chinese mythology (cosmology), there were nine suns in the sky in the beginning.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/su/Sun-god?title=Sumu_mythology (215 words)

	Mythology information - Search.com
		The word mythology (Greek: μυθολογία, from μυθος mythos, a story or legend, and λογος logos, an account or speech) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use supernatural events or characters to explain the nature of the universe and humanity.
		In modern usage, mythology is either the body of myths from a particular culture or religion (as in Greek mythology, Egyptian mythology or Norse mythology) or the branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interpretation of myths.
		Notably, during Romanticism, folktales and fairy tales were perceived as eroded fragments of earlier mythology (famously by the Brothers Grimm and Elias Lönnrot).
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	Ibo mythology
		The Ibo[?] are a people from the Calabar District[?] of Nigeria.
		In their ancient religion, the supreme god is called Chuku[?] ("great spirit"); he created the world and everything good in it, and is especially associated with rain, trees and other plants.
		Other deities include Aha Njoku[?], a goddess of yams and the (female) farmers who grow them.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ib/Ibo_mythology.html (182 words)

	Ibo Religion Information - Ibo Religion Secrets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The land and the religion of the Ibo.
		Okinawa, the Ibo religion, and ultimately, the Ibo's' autonomy were brought to their demise by an extreme the Ibo religion falls in much the same way.
		Missionaries of Okinawa's land thought that the Ibo religion was polytheistic, when in actuality it was a in many gods.
	www.religionspot.com /ibo-religion.html (849 words)

	Mythology - Gurupedia
		Greek mythology, and Norse mythology, which were nearly extinct at one time.
		Buddhist mythology - Bon mythology (pre-Buddhist Tibetan mythology) - Chinese mythology -
		Aboriginal mythology (natives of Australia) - Melanesian mythology - Micronesian mythology -
	www.gurupedia.com /m/my/mythology.htm (1041 words)

	Greek Mythology Symbol
		Greek mythology - Greek mythology consists of an extensive collection of narratives detailing the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, which were first envisioned and disseminated in an oral-poetic tradition.
		Our surviving sources of mythology are literary reworkings of this oral tradition, supplemented by interpretations of iconic imagery, sometimes modern ones, sometimes ancient ones, as myth was a means for later Greeks themselves to throw light on cult practices and traditions that were no longer explicable.
		Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology - Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology is a encyclopedia/biographical dictionary.
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	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Other Mythology
		In Islamic mythology, Eblis is the chief of the evil spirits.
		In Iroquois mythology, Gohone is the spirit of winter.
		In Polynesian mythology, Ina is a two-faced great goddess of the sea, healing and death.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/D.HTM (7881 words)

	Ibo mythology - TheBestLinks.com - Ash, Death, Nigeria, Plant, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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		The Ibo are a people from the Calabar District of Nigeria.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Ibo_mythology.html (250 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Myths are generally narratives passed down traditionally intended 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.
		This broader truth runs deeper than the advent of critical history which may, or may not, exist as in an authoritative written form which becomes "the story" (Preliterate oral traditions may vanish as the written word becomes "the story" and the literate become "the authority").
		Mythology is alive and well in the modern age through urban legends, New Age beliefs, certain aspects of religion and so forth.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/mythology (2841 words)

	iqexpand.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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	ibo_mythology.iqexpand.com /index.php?title=Userlogin&returnto=Ibo_mythology (604 words)

	The Ibo are a group of people living it what is... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The "Ibo" are a group of people living it what is now Nigeria Nigeria.
		The Ibo are polygynous polygynous, and see monogamy monogamy among males as a sign of poverty poverty.
		They believe in two types of soul soul: a life force that dies with the body body and an eternal ego that lives on as a ghost ghost.
	www.biodatabase.de /Ibo (169 words)

	SOLAR DEITY FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		They also claim that the belief that solar deities are primarily male is linked to the fact that a few better known mythologies (such as those of ancient Greece and Egypt) sometimes break from this rule.
		The dualism of sun/male/light and moon/female/darkness is found in many (but not all) European traditions that derive from Orphic and Gnostic philosophies, with a notable exception being Germanic_mythology, where the Sun is female and the Moon is male.
		In Germanic mythology this is ''Sol'', in Vedic Surya and in Greek Helios.
	www.mrspell.com /Solar_deity (676 words)

	Mythology - ArtPolitic Encyclopedia of Politics : Information Portal
		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.artpolitic.org /infopedia/my/Mythical.html (642 words)

	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.
		Susa-No-Wo - god of storms and thunder, snakes and farming.
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	An Interview with Chinua Achebe -- Chinua Achebe
		Chinua Achebe specializes in retelling the recent history of Africa, especially the encroachment of colonialism and missionaries upon traditional Ibo culture, and its effects on future generations of Africans.
		In this interview, Achebe explains how and why he began writing, the role of the artist in his community, and how he translates and uses Ibo mythology and worldview in the Western novel form.
		An Ibo tribal elder from Nigeria known as the "Father" of the modern African novel, Achebe has written Arrow of God, Anthills of the Savannah, Things Fall Apart, No Longer at Ease, and A Man of the People, as well as several volumes of essays and books for children.
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	Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Myths justify the current occupation of a territory by a people, for instance.
		However, most people concur that every religion has a body of myths that express deeper truths that are ineffable on the surface level.
		Godchecker Easy-to-use searchable encyclopedia of gods and goddesses from around the world; currently has over 1,600 gods listed, including many obscure deities.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/my/Mythology.htm (920 words)

	mythology
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	Mythology Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Looking For mythology - Find mythology and more at Lycos Search.
		Find mythology - Your relevant result is a click away!
		Look for mythology - Find mythology at one of the best sites the Internet has to offer!
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	Science Fresh : Article 'Solar deity' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The core principles of astrology reflect general principles, which were universally accepted in the ancient world, that events in the heavens must have analogies on Earth.
		In Greek mythology, Aega ("goat" or "gust of wind"; also Aex) was a minor solar deity, goddess of the sun and domesticated animals.
		In the study of mythology, a lunar deity is a god or goddess associated with or symbolizing the Moon: see Moon (mythology).
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	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - List of deities
		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.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/List_of_deities (1179 words)

	Encyclopedia Mythica: African mythology
		This area features, among others, entries from Ashanti, Fon, Dinka, Yoruba, Khoikhoi, Ibo, Xhosa, Shongo, and Zulu mythologies.
		This section was last updated on October 09, 2006.
		An exhibit about the religion and mythology of the Yoruba people.
	www.pantheon.org /areas/mythology/africa/african (80 words)

	List of deities - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
		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.egnu.org /thelema/List_of_deities (1215 words)

	Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Mythology is alive and well in the modern age through urban legends and many other ways.
		Mythology is the title of a 1942 work by Edith Hamilton detailing Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology with their sources.
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	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/m/my/mythology.html (700 words)

	SUN NAMES AND SOLAR DEITIES for your dog or pet from Chinaroad Lowchens of Australia -
		Indian Mythology offers many names for the Sun, some of which are used as baby names
		Goddess of sunrise and the east (Saxon Mythology)
		Greek goddess of light; mother of the sun (Mythology)
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