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Mythology Stories: The Guide to the Great Figures and Tales fromNorse, Old German, Hindu, and Egyptian Mythology

By Alexander Stuart Murray

Edited by Michael Rank

Digital EditionCopyright 201 Michael Rank

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Fore!rd to "igital Edition

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#ntrodu$tion to %&'( Edition

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belonged to particular period! o= the national hi!tory )hi! li


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Chapter %: Norse and Old German Mythology

,nlike their Aryan kin!=olk the %reek! the )euton! ;ere not a literary people )heir

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$n the pro!e Edda %inki the ;i!e king tra"el! in !earch o= kno;ledge to the ho


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=ro< ;hich in con!e@uence o= the licking ;a! produced Bori ;ho i! alike the =a!hioner o= the;orld and the =ather o= Bor ;ho ;a! the =ather o= #din #din+! brother! ;ere 9ili and 9e*and Iu!t a! in .e!iod the deitie! Keu! o!eidon and .ade! !upplant /rono! !o the !on! o=Bori o"erthro; and !ucceed the pri

heroe! !lain in battle the other hal= being recei"ed by -reiIa the ;i=e o= #din Be!ide! tho!ealready na


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di!per!e! the darkne!! A! !kyFgod and god o= the


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idea !i

-reyr i! o=ten repre!ented riding on a ;ild boar through the air at a !peed greater than that o=the !;i=te!t hor!e So


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BRA%$ i! the god o= poetry and elo@uence L.e i! =a

.el i! in =act that dread=ul .indu godde!! /ali ;ho in the!e


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giant ;a! )hia!!i ;ho !le; )hor and ca!t hi! eye! up to hea"en ;here they !hone therea=tera! !tar! $n the extre


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.Iordi! a=ter that


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Mythology o= the Aryan &ation!L


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Chapter ): The Mythology and *eligion of the Hindus

$n the San!krit language the


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5AR,&A i! al!o a !kyFgod* according to another account a ;aterFgod )he na


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though in the .indu L.e ;ho a! !oon a! born i! the =ir!t o= the deitie! ;ho ha! done honour to the god! by hi!exploit!J he at ;ho!e


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LShining =orth he ri!e! =ro< the lap o= the da;n prai!ed by !inger!J he he

A%&$ i! the god o= =ire hi! na


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;hich !hoot! =ro< the !ky and !hatter! the lo=tie!t tree! and !trike! do;n the !trong


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e!tabli!hed thi! earth and thi! !ky* ;ho i! the god to ;ho< ;e !hall o==er our !acri=iceN

L.e ;ho gi"e! li=e he ;ho gi"e! !trengthJ ;ho!e ble!!ing! all the bright god! de!ireJ ;ho!e!hado; i! i

L.e through ;ho< the !ky i! bright and the earth =ir


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Chapter +: The rahmani$ Gods

#= the later .indu religion the chie= deitie! are Brah


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on the top o= ;hich abo"e the !ur=ace o= the ;ater! ;hich at that ti


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Chapter (: The Mythology and *eligion of Egypt

Egyptian

$ndeed it ;ould appear a! i= preci!ely the !aAryan religion! and pre!ented ;ith !uch ;eird and pathetic grandeur in &or!e


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;ater!L )here=ore in thi! !pecial phy!ical !en!e &eph corre!pond! to the )eutonic 9oden or9uotan a! al!o to Brah


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repre!ented ;ith a ha;k+! head o"er ;hich i! a !olar di!c .i! purely phy!ical origin !ee


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Another explanation o= the #!irian


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the earth the =e


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