Gods & goddesses / editor, Michael Shally Jensen.

Salem Press.

Includes bibliographical references.

Publisher's Note -- Editor's Introduction -- Contributors -- Maps & Mythological Figures -- GREECE -- OVERVIEWS -- Religion & Mythology -- Literature & Theatre -- GODS & GODDESSES -- Aphrodite -- Apollo -- Ares -- Artemis -- Asclepius -- Athena -- Circe -- Cronus -- Demeter -- Dionysus -- Eros -- Hades -- Hebe -- Hekate -- Helios -- Hephaestus -- Hera -- Hermes -- Hestia -- Hypnos -- Nemesis -- Nike -- Pan -- Persephone -- Poseidon -- Prometheus -- Proteus -- Theseus -- Uranus -- SACRED PLACES, FIGURES, PRACTICES & TEXTS -- Apuleius, Lucius -- Aristides of Athens -- Delos -- Delphi -- Dodona -- Eleusinian mysteries -- Great Altar of Zeus at Pergamum -- Greece, Classical -- Greece, Hellenistic and Roman -- Greece, Mycenaean -- Helen of Troy -- Hesiod -- Homer -- Longus -- Midas -- Mithrism -- Orphism -- Parthenon -- Temple of Artemis at Ephesus -- Thera -- Troy -- SELECTED STORIES -- Athena and the Birth of Erichthonius -- Athena and the Contest of Arachne -- Birth of Athena and the War with the Giants -- Bellerophon and the Battle with Chimera -- The Birth of Zeus -- Cronus and the Birth of the Cosmos -- The Death of Ajax -- The Divine Loves of Zeus -- Gaia and the Castration of Uranus -- Hera and the Seduction of Zeus -- Heracles's Twelve Labors -- Jason and the Theft of the Golden Fleece -- The Love of Aphrodite and Anchises -- Pandora and the Great Jar -- Perseus and Medusa -- Prometheus and the Theft of Fire -- Tales of Odysseus Lotus-Eaters, Cyclops -- Theseus and the Minotaur -- Wrath of Artemis -- Zeus and the Titan War -- ROME -- Literature in Ancient Rome -- Religion and Mythology -- Life as a Priest in Ancient Rome -- Roman Forum.

Roman Military and Personal Deities -- Roman Imperial Cults -- Diana -- Jupiter -- Lares and Penates -- Libertas -- Mars -- Mater Matuta -- Minerva -- Narcissus -- Aeneas -- Apollonius of Tyana -- Ara Pacis -- Arianism -- Arria the Elder -- Bible: New Testament -- Coriolanus, Gnaeus Marcius -- Denis, Saint -- Gnosticism -- Horace -- Juvenal -- Livy -- Lucan -- Lucilius, Gaius poet -- Lucilius, Gaius satirist -- Lucretia -- Lucretius -- Ovid -- Pacuvius, Marcus -- Pantheon -- Phaedrus -- Pompeii and Herculaneum -- Propertius -- Quintus Smyrnaeus -- Romulus and Remus -- Saint Helena -- Saint Jerome -- Seneca the Younger -- Sibylline Books -- Simon Magus -- Statius -- Valerius Flaccus, Gaius -- Vergil -- Verginia -- Apollo Establishes His Temple at Delphi -- Cadmus Sowing the Dragon's Teeth -- Jove's Great Deluge -- NORSE, CELTIC & EUROPEAN -- Norse Mythology -- Celtic Mythology -- Basque & Iberian Mythology -- Frankish Mythology -- Aengus -- Aine -- Arawn -- Baldr -- Brigid -- Cernunnos -- The Dagda -- Danu -- Forseti -- Freya -- Freyr -- Frigg -- God the Father -- Hod -- Loki -- Lugh -- Manannan mac Lir -- Mimir -- Mokosh -- Morrigan -- Njord -- Odin -- Rod -- Thor -- Tyr -- Anglo-Saxons -- Byzantine Empire -- Christianity -- Dallan Forgaill -- Edda -- Etruscans -- Fatima cult -- Franks -- Gauls -- Goths -- Picts -- Slavs -- Snorri Sturluson -- Stonehenge -- The Aesir-Vanir War -- Brynhildr, the Norse Valkyrie -- Freya's Necklace -- How Thor Fought the Giant Hrungnir -- Loki and the Dwarfs -- Loki Bound -- The Morrigu -- The Nine Worlds of the Norse -- The Norse Creation of the Cosmos -- The Otter's Ransom -- The Theft of Mjolnir.

THE AMERICAS -- Religion & Mythology in Medieval Mayan Empire -- Religion & Mythology in Medieval Aztec Empire -- Centeotl -- Chaac -- Chalchiuhtlicue -- Coatlicue -- Great Spirit -- Huitzilopochtli -- Itzamna -- Kinich Ahau -- Kokopelli -- Mayahuel -- Mixcoatl -- Quetzalcoatl -- Tezcatlipoca -- Tlaloc -- Tlaltecuhtli -- Tlazolteotl -- Tonatiuh -- Viracocha -- Xipe Totec -- Adena culture -- Akapana pyramid -- Anasazi -- Arawak -- California peoples -- Caribbean -- Chavin de Huantar -- Chichen Itza -- Cholula -- Christianity in the New World -- Copan -- Coyote -- Four Worlds -- Ghost Dance -- Hohokam culture -- Kachinas -- Later Religious Movements -- Loa -- Mixtecs -- Moche culture -- Monte Alban -- Nasca culture -- Olmecs -- Palenque -- Popol Vuh -- Pyramid of the Moon -- Raven -- Teotihuacan -- Tikal -- Zapotecs -- The Aztec Creation Myth -- The Birth of the War God -- Cihuacoatl as Warrior -- The Creation of Music -- Hunahpu and Xbalanque -- Legend of the Fifth Sun -- The Lords of Xibalba -- The Maya Creation Myth -- Amalivaca -- Origin of Living Creatures -- The Rod of Gold -- Uitoto Creation Story -- The Fight with the Water Monster -- Iroquois Creation Story -- Legend of the Buff alo Dance -- Ottawa Creation Story -- Paiyatuma and the Maidens of the Corn -- Raven Steals Daylight from the Sky -- Sedna, Goddess of the Sea -- Sioux Creation Story -- Talk Concerning the First Beginning.

NEAR EAST -- Literature in Ancient Near East -- Ahura Mazda -- Allah -- Anu -- Enki -- Enlil -- Ereshkigal -- Inanna -- Ishtar -- Marduk -- Moloch -- Nammu -- Ningal -- Ninhursag -- Ninlil -- Ninurta -- Shamash -- Trinity -- Utu -- Yahweh -- Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas -- Abu Bakr -- Adam and Eve -- Aishah bint Abi Bakr -- Ali ibn Abi T alib -- Amos -- Amr ibn al-As Mosque -- Apocalypse -- Aqhat epic -- Avesta -- The Bab -- Bathsheba -- Bible: Jewish -- Christianity in the Near East -- David -- Dead Sea Scrolls -- Elijah -- Exodus -- Ezekiel -- Ezra -- Fatimah -- The Flood -- Gilgamesh -- Heaven and Hell -- Hosea -- Husayn -- Isaiah -- Islam -- James the Apostle -- Jeremiah -- Temple of Jerusalem -- Jesus Christ -- John the Baptist -- John the Evangelist -- Judaism -- Kaaba -- Mahdi -- Manichaeanism -- Mary -- Moses -- Al-Muallaqat -- Muhammad -- Paul, Saint -- Peter, Saint -- Qur an -- Samson -- Satan -- Saul -- Shahnameh -- Solomon -- Sufi sm -- Talmud -- Temple Mount -- Uthman ibn Affan -- Zoroaster -- Zoroastrianism -- Zurvanism -- Before all Befores -- The Birth of the Great Gods and Goddesses -- Enki and Ninhursaga -- Enuma elish, the Babylonian Creation Myth -- Gilgames and Huwawa -- Inana and Su-kale-tuda -- Inana's Descent -- The Journey of Nanna to Nippur -- Marduk the Dragon Slayer -- Nanna and Ningal -- Ninurta and the Turtle -- The Sin of the God Zu -- The Sumerian Creation of Humankind -- Ahura Mazda and the Battle between -- Good and Evil -- The Baal Myth from Ugarit -- The Creation and Fall -- FAR EAST -- Literature -- Life as a Priest -- Amaterasu -- Cai Shen -- Chang'e -- Dian Mu -- Dragon King -- Guanyin -- Inari -- Jade Emperor -- Lei Gong -- Nezha -- Nuwa -- Pangu -- Shangdi -- Wangmu Niangniang -- Angkor -- Barong -- Bodhidharma -- Bodhisattva -- Buddha -- Buddhism -- Buddhist cave temples -- Confucius -- Dangun Wanggeom -- Daoism - Dhammapada.

Huainanzi -- Huiyuan -- Jatakas -- Jimmu Tennu -- Kojiki -- Laozi -- Liu Bang Gaozu of Han -- Liu Yiqing -- Mao Shan revelations -- Mulanshi -- Nat -- Nihon Shoki -- Nintoku -- Shinto -- Zengzi -- Zhuge Liang -- Zhuangzi -- Yinglong, the Winged Dragon -- Pangu Creates the World -- Water War -- Garuda -- Hainuwele -- In the Palace of the Sea God -- Izanami-no-Mikoto -- The Weaver Maiden and the Herdsman -- Chonjiwangbonp'uri -- INDIA -- Religion in Ancient India -- Literature in Ancient India -- Brahma -- Ganesha -- Indra -- Kali -- Kamadeva -- Kartikeya -- Krishna -- Lakshmi -- Parvati -- Rama -- Ravana -- Saraswati -- Siva -- Tengri -- Visnu -- Yama -- Ananda -- Anatolia -- Appar -- Aran yakas -- Ashvaghosa -- Bactria -- Bhagavadgita -- Bharata Muni -- Bharavi -- Bhasa -- Bhavabhuti -- Brahmanas -- Gunadhya -- Guru Nanak -- Harivamsa -- Hinduism -- Hittites -- Huns -- Jainism -- Kalidasa -- Kushan Dynasty -- Mahabharata -- Mahabodhi temple -- Mahavira -- Menander -- Mongolia -- Narayana -- Parvati Devi temple -- Puran as -- Ramayana -- Scythia -- Sikhism -- Sutras -- Suttanipata -- Tantras -- Tara -- Tipitaka Upanisads -- Vedas -- Vedism -- Brahma the Creator -- The Creation of the Ganges -- Durga -- The Heavenly Nymph and Her Mortal Husband -- The Incarnations of Visnu -- Matsya and the Great Flood -- EGYPT -- Literature -- Religion and Mythology -- Amun -- Anubis -- Bastet -- Geb -- Hathor -- Horus -- Isis -- Maat -- Nut -- Osiris -- Ra -- Sekhmet -- Seth -- Thoth -- Akhenaton -- Alexandrian library -- Book of the Dead -- Cult of Isis -- Monophysitism -- Pharaonic Egypt -- Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt -- Pyramids and the Sphinx -- Ramses II -- Rosetta stone.

Septuagint -- Tale of Two Brothers -- Amen-Ra, the God of Empire -- The Battle of Horus and Set -- The Bentresh Stela -- The Boat of Ra -- The Book of Thoth -- Horus and the City of Pe -- Isis and the Seven Scorpions -- The Name of Ra -- The Rise of Amen -- AFRICA -- Literature -- Religion and Mythology -- Folklore -- Apedemak -- Divinity -- Orisha -- African rock art, southern and eastern -- Axum -- Cushites -- Ethiopia -- Henotheism -- Kerma -- Napata and Meroe -- Nubia -- Queen of Sheba -- The Daughter of Sun and Moon -- The Gods Descend from Heaven -- The Sacrifice of Morimi -- The Thunder Bride -- THE PACIFIC -- Religion & Mythology on Ancient Pacific Islands -- Religion & Mythology in Ancient Australia & New Zealand -- Lono -- Djanggawul cycle -- Dreaming -- Mana -- Uluru -- Birth of Sea and Land Life -- Bram-Bram-Bult -- The Children of Heaven and Earth -- Kahalaopuna, Princess of Manoa -- Mataora's Visit to Hawaiki -- Myth of Maui -- The Polynesian Creation Myth -- The Samoan Story of Creation -- INDEXES -- Index of Civilizations, Cultures & Sacred Places -- Index of Creation Stories -- Index of Gods & Goddesses -- Index of Practices & Cults -- Index of Sacred & Important Figures -- Chronological Index of Stories & Sacred Texts -- Bibliography by Region -- Sample Lesson Plan -- Mythology in the Classroom -- Subject Index.

Examines the stories associated with gods and goddesses: their relationships with each other and with human beings; their faults, foibles, strengths, and special powers, and also offers explanations of how the gods and goddesses gifted humans with life, water, fire, music, and dance.

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