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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter (/ d ɪ ˈ m iː t ər /; Attic: Δημήτηρ Dēmḗtēr [dɛːmɛ́ːtɛːr]; Doric: Δαμάτηρ Dāmā́tēr) is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility of the earth.
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Sơn Tinh – Thủy Tinh (The Mountain God vs.The Lord of the Waters) is a Vietnamese myth.It explains the practice of tidal irrigation and devastating floods in Vietnam as a result of monsoon—a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain (the wet monsoon), or from the northeast between October ...
Full development of the mythology and honouring of the Four Immortals took place in the Lê dynasty. [2] Each of the four immortals has association with helping historical national figures. For example, Thánh Gióng in legend helped the sixth Hùng King to repulse foreign invaders.
Many place-names in Vietnam incorporate the word Long, or Rồng ("dragon" in Vietnamese): Hạ Long Bay (vịnh Hạ Long, lit. "Bay of Descending Dragon"), the section of the Mekong river flowing through Vietnam contains 9 branches and is called Cửu Long ("nine dragons"); Hàm Rồng Bridge (lit."Bridge of Dragon Jaw"), Long Biên Bridge ...
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This myth, which is first narrated in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, [101] was central to the Eleusinian Mysteries, [97] the most ancient of the Greek mystery religions. [102] In art, Demeter is typically depicted as a clothed figure, and features of her representations include the polos, calathus, sheaf, and torch. [103] Her Roman counterpart is ...