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  2. Dying-and-rising god - Wikipedia

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    The term "dying god" is associated with the works of James Frazer, [4] Jane Ellen Harrison, and their fellow Cambridge Ritualists. [16] At the end of the 19th century, in their The Golden Bough [4] and Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion, Frazer and Harrison argued that all myths are echoes of rituals, and that all rituals have as their primordial purpose the manipulation of natural ...

  3. Bakunawa - Wikipedia

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    The Bakunawa is a superweapon used by the main antagonist, Merga, in the video game, Freedom Planet 2, along with other creatures derived from Philippine culture. In the 2015 GMA Network show Alamat , Bakunawa is voiced by Tonipet Gaba in the episode: "Ang bakunawa at ang pitong buwan."

  4. Bennu - Wikipedia

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    Bennu (/ ˈ b ɛ n uː /) [1] is an ancient Egyptian deity linked with the Sun, creation, and rebirth. He may have been the original inspiration for the phoenix legends that developed in Greek mythology .

  5. Phoenix (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    A depiction of a phoenix by Friedrich Justin Bertuch (1806). The phoenix is an immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. While it is part of Greek mythology and Phoenician mythology, it has analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian and Persian mythology.

  6. List of phoenixes in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    In the Vermilion Bird, a mystical Phoenix symbol represents of Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. D. H. Lawrence frequently used the phoenix as a symbol for rebirth in life. The Cambridge Edition of the Letters and Works of D. H. Lawrence carries the motif on its covers.

  7. Category:Life-death-rebirth gods - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Life-death-rebirth gods" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... This page was last edited on 10 December 2022, at 11:25 ...

  8. Egyptian mythology - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 December 2024. Nun, the embodiment of the primordial waters, lifts the barque of the sun god Ra into the sky at the moment of creation. Part of a series on Ancient Egyptian religion Beliefs Afterlife Cosmology Duat Ma'at Mythology Index Numerology Philosophy Soul Practices Funerals Offerings: Offering ...

  9. List of legendary creatures by type - Wikipedia

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    Water Horse – General name for mythical water dwelling horses of many cultures Ceffyl Dŵr – Water horse; Each-uisge – Malevolent shapeshifting oceanic water horse; Enbarr – Manann's horse, capable of traversing land and sea; Hippocampus – Horse with a fish tail