164 The Dagda was eighty
years in the kingship
of Ireland
A complex god165 As soon as he touched
the earth, he was
a heap of ashes
The voyage of Bran166 One will be long
forgetting Cúchulainn
The cattle raid of Cooley168 He has the name of being
the strongest and bravest
man in Ireland
Finn MacCool and the
Giant’s Causeway170 So they took the blossoms
and produced from them
a maiden
Blodeuwedd172 Who so pulleth out
this sword is the
rightwise king born
of all England
The legend of King ArthurASIA
182 From the great heaven
the goddess set her mind
on the great below
The descent of Inanna188 Command and bring
about annihilation and
re-creation
Marduk and Tiamat190 Who can rival his
kingly standing?
The epic of Gilgamesh198 Two spirits, one good,
the other evil, in thought,
word, and deed
Ahura Mazda and Ahriman200 Brahma opened his eyes
and realized he was alone
Brahma creates the cosmos201 Siva placed the elephant’s
head on the torso and
revived the boy
The birth of Ganesha202 O king, it is wrong to
gamble oneself!
The game of dice204 Rama is virtuous and the
foremost among all
righteous men
The Ramayana210 I am the lady, ruler of
the worlds
Durga slays the buffalo demon211 O! Meenakshi! Fish-eyed
goddess! Grant me bliss!
The fish-eyed goddess finds
a husband212 You are to be the king
over all the world
The origins of the Baiga214 Yang became the heavens,
Yin became the earth
Pangu and the creation of
the world216 The 10 suns all rose at
once, scorching the
sheaves of grain
Yi shoots the sun218 I’ll roam the corners
of the oceans and go
to the edge of the sky
The adventures of the
Monkey King220 Having finished making
the lands, they went on
to make its spirits
Izanagi and Izanami222 All manner of calamities
arose everywhere
Susanoo and Amaterasu226 Your rice of the Skyworld
is good
Fire and rice228 There was a man
called Dan’gun
Wanggeom who created a
city and founded a nation
The legendary foundation
of Korea230 Hae Mosu made the
sun shine and its
rays caressed
Yuwha’s body
JumongTHE AMERICAS
236 The Earth is a giant island
floating in a sea of water
Cherokee creation238 It will not be well if they
omit it
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240 Begin a Deerskin Dance
for it because everything
will come out well
from that
The Woge settle a dispute242 She was the shade
of the whale
The raven and the whale244 And the sun belongs
to one and the moon
to the other
The Hero Twins248 So then the sun went into
the sky
The legend of the five suns256 In the beginning, and
before this world
was created, there was
a being called Viracocha
Viracocha the Creator258 The canoe was
a wonder
The first canoe260 The creator of the
world has always existed
The sky makes the sun
and earthANCIENT EGYPT
AND AFRICA
266 I was alone with the
Primeval Ocean
The creation and the
first gods272 Hail to you, Ra, perfect
each day!
The night barque of Ra274 Isis lived in the form of
a woman, who had the
knowledge of words
of power
Ra’s secret name276 He will not die! Osiris will
live a life forever
Osiris and the underworld284 If they built fires, evil
would come
San creation myth285 I will give you something
called cattle
En-kai and the cattle286 Tie the calabash behind
you and then you will be
able to climb the tree
Ananse the spider288 The life-force of the earth
is water
The Dogon cosmos294 The queen wants to
kill you
Eshu the tricksterOCEANIA
302 Come and hear our
stories, see our land
The Dreaming308 Spear me slowly. I still
have more to teach you
The killing of Luma-Luma310 The world of myth
is never far off
The Déma316 Master of everything
that is
Ta’aroa gives birth to
the gods318 Death obtained power
over mankind
Tane and Hine-titama320 But the redoubtable
Maui was not to
be discouraged
Maui of a thousand tricks324 What would you say to
our driving the birds
to Easter Island?
Makemake and Haua326 When I utter his name,
he hears in the heavens
Mapusia and the Work of
the Gods332 I do not forget the
guiding stars
Aluluei and the art
of navigation334 DIRECTORY
344 INDEX
351 QUOTE ATTRIBUTIONS
352 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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