Don't Know Much About Mythology - Kenneth C. Davis [263]
Trojan War, 27, 243–48
Troy, 37–38, 184, 247–48
truth, myth as, 24–25
Tsao Chun (Chinese), 378
Tsuki-Yomi (Japanese), 387, 389
Tuatha (Celtic), 275, 283–84
Turé (African), 410, 423–24
Tutankhamun, 108
twins. See also sibling rivalries
African myths, 421
American myths, 449–50, 489–91
Mayan myths, 457, 460–62
world myths, 395
Typhon (Greek), 89, 198
Uke-mochi (Japanese), 389
Ulster Cycle, 275, 285–86
Uncle Remus stories, 411, 414, 426
unconscious mind, 47–49
underworld
Aztec, 469
Greek, 209–11
Indian, 336
Japanese, 389
Mesopotamian, 147, 166
North American, 493
United States currency, pyramids on, 104–5
Unkulunkulu (African), 422
untouchables caste, 328–29
Upanishads, 320, 322–23, 326–27, 337
Uranus (Greek), 195–97, 214
Ur-Nammu, 143
Uruk, 132–33, 148, 151–53, 157
Utnapishtim, 155, 157
Utu (Mesopotamian), 143, 150
Uzume (Japanese), 388
Vaisyas, 328
Valhalla, 297, 300
Valkyries, 300, 302
values. See morals
Vamana (Indian), 344
Vanir (Norse), 300
Varaha (Indian), 344
Varuna (Indian), 336
Vedas, 321–23, 326–27, 334
Venus (Roman), 148, 200–201, 492
Venuses, prehistoric, 141
Vesta (Roman), 213–14
Vikings, 295–98. See also Norse myths
Viracocha (Incan), 480–81
Virgil, 171, 199, 246, 255–57
virgins, 9, 88, 213–14, 471
virtue. See morals
Vishnu, the Preserver (Indian), 321, 331–33, 335, 337, 341, 344–45
Voodoo or Vodun, 6, 396, 425, 427–30
Vulcan (Roman), 76, 211
Wakonda or Wakan Tanka (North American), 449
Wales, 29, 275, 292–95. See also Celtic myths
war gods, 84–85, 388
water
Celtic myths, 274
Mesopotamian myths, 131–33, 145–47
We (African), 11, 409
weighing of hearts ritual, 90–93
Wepwawet (see Egyptian)
Western vs. Eastern mythologies, 14–15, 309–11
White Buffalo Woman (North American), 491–92
Wiccan movement, 141–42, 309
wig controversy in India, 7
witch doctors. See shamans
Wodin or Wotan. See Odin (Norse) women
divinities, 42 (see also Goddess movement; Great Mother)
Greek view of, 219
Indian view of, 328
Japanese view of, 389
virgins, 9, 88, 213–14, 471
Wonomi (North American), 487
Works and Days, 191, 192, 193, 219
work songs, African, 414–15
worldviews, myths as, 33
writing
Egyptian, 63, 66, 76, 96–97
Greek, 165, 183, 185, 192
Incan, 478
Mesopotamian, 132–34
Norse, 298
Wulbari (African), 11, 409
Xenophanes, 27
Xerxes, 186
Xipe Totec (Aztec), 474
Xiuhtecuhtli (Aztec), 473
Xi Wang Mu (Chinese), 376
Xochipilli (Aztec), 474
Xochiquetzal (Aztec), 474
Xun Zi, 381
Yahweh (Judeo-Christian), 166
Yajur-Veda, 321
Yama (Indian), 336
Yamato-no-orichi (Japanese), 391
Yan Di (Chinese), 376
Yao (Chinese), 378
yellow, Chinese myths and, 376
Yellow River, 372
Yggdrasil (Norse), 299–300, 304, 308
Yi (Chinese), 378–79
yin and yang, 370
Ymir (Norse), 299
yoga, 339–40
Yorlunggur (Pacific Islands), 505–6
Younger Edda, 298
Yu (Chinese), 374, 379
Yu Di Shun (Chinese), 377
Yu Huang (Chinese), 376
Yum Cimil (Mayan), 462
Yurugu (African), 426–27
Zao Jun (Chinese), 378
Zeus (Greek), 2, 27, 179, 182, 185, 189, 193, 197–98, 207, 214–17, 219–20, 238
ziggurats, 122, 128, 139, 148, 161–62
Ziusudra (Mesopotamian), 158
Zoroastrianism, 169–70
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