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Furtul merelor de aur – de la Idun la Sfânta Duminică (In search of the Golden Apple - from Sfânta Duminică to Idun) [PDF]

Incursiuni în imaginar, 2016
The Golden Apple is a recurring theme in world cultures, be it mythology, tales or modern traditions. Stolen by Zmei, giants or magical birds, it is a symbol of immortality in Scandinavian mythology, an attribute of science, magic and revelation for the ...
Alexandra Gruian
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The Relation between the two Phenomenological Categories Initiation and Sacrifice as Exemplified by the Norse Myth of Óðinn on the Tree

Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1993
Many articles have been devoted to the Old Norse myth which relates how Odin was hanging from a tree for nine nights without being offered food or drink. The question we are going to investigate here is, as mentioned, whether we are facing a sacrifice or
Jens Schjødt
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The Necklace as a Divine Symbol and as a Sign of Dignity in the Old Norse Conception

Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1996
Neck-rings are frequent in finds from the Early Bronze Age, ca. 1000-550 B.C. Far later necklaces are mentioned in the Old Icelandic literature. For instance, thegoddess Freyja was the owner of the Brisingamen necklace, according to Snorri Sturluson in ...
Marianne Görman
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Views on cultic place-names in Denmark: a review of research

Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1990
Although interest has long been shown in the meaning of place-names, place-name research as a methodical study has only a comparatively short history. A favourite topic for several authors has been to describe the history of an area on the basis of its ...
Bente Holmberg
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Mythology and destiny [PDF]

, 2005
In Albanian tradition, the essential attributes of the mythological figures of destiny seem to be symbolic interchangeable representations of birth itself. In addition, their mythical combat is but the symbolic representation of the cyclic return in the
Doja, A.
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Zippo Marx

CINEJ Cinema Journal, 2017
Goddesses, like Norse Hel, signify love for women, and between women, because `woman`s seed` is the `seed` of Eve represented by Jesus, who was tortured to death by the Romans as a `dissident` Jewish rabbi nailed to a cross of wood on the hill of Calvary
Robin Aaron Bright
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Glosses, Gaps and Gender: The Rise of Female Elves in Anglo-Saxon Culture [PDF]

, 2007
It is difficult to detect lexical change within Old English, since most of our texts derive from a relatively short period, but lexical change can afford valuable insights into cultural change.
Hall, Alaric
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Encenador Gerald Thomas's Flash and Crash Days: Nelson Rodrigues without Words [PDF]

, 1996
Encenador Gerald Thomas's Flash and Crash Days: Nelson Rodrigues without ...
George, David
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Finding God(s) in Fantasylands: Religious Ideas in Fantasy Literature [PDF]

, 2013
The following paper analyzes how fantasy literature addresses the topic of religion. The discussion of the genre’s dependence on myths, supported by Mircea Eliade’s claims about the sacred and profane spheres of human life, offers an answer to the ...
Łaszkiewicz, Weronika
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The position of the individual gods and goddesses in various types of sources - with special reference to the female divinities [PDF]

, 1990
In the written sources the gods are arranged in a patriarchal family structure with Odin on the top.  If we try to rank the gods in order of precedence on the basis of the number of instances in the toponymic material, Odin would be found a good way down
Mundal, Else
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