pre-diluvial

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• diluvial — adj. 2 g. 1. Relativo ao dilúvio. 2. Relativo a aluviões pré históricos. 3.  [Figurado] Abundante; torrencial.   ‣ Etimologia: latim diluvialis, e …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

• Damkina —    Pre diluvial Babylonian goddess, wife of El and mother of Marduk. Sometimes known as Ninella or Damku …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

• Aruru —    Babylonian mother goddess who, with Marduk, created ‘the seed of mankind’. This is an older tradition than that in which Marduk created mankind from his own blood or from that of Kingu, which would show that she is pre diluvial. Zarpanit (or… …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

• Atius-Tirawa —    Chief deity of the Pawnees, who figures in their Creation Legend and who endeavoured to destroy the world by fire, the conflagration being put out by the deluge. He was a pre diluvial culture hero with a knowledge of astronomy as he was… …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

• Babylonian Creation Legends —    There are three versions of the Babylonian Creation Legend which have come down to us.    They are:    1. The story of Berosus (280 B.C.). In the beginning there was an abyss of waters, wherein resided the most hideous beings. This was ruled… …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

• Gea —    1. Mother Earth, the first goddess of pre diluvial Athens.    2. The earth in the cosmogony of the early Egyptians. One of the four children of Ra, the husband of Nut and the father of Osiris, Isis, Set, Horus the elder, and Nephthys. He is… …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

• Innana —    Early Babylonian mother goddess who later became merged in Ishtar. She was also known as Ninanna. Both terms appear to have been generally applied to pre diluvial goddesses …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

• Lithuanian Creation Legends —    There are three variants of the Lithuanian Deluge myth, all connected with Pramzimas, the pre diluvial culture hero. The first is that he dropped a nutshell from the sky which turned into a ship, in which a man and woman survived the Flood.… …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

• Ninella —    Alternative name for Damkina, the pre diluvial Babylonian mother goddess …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

• Popul Vuh —    The Creation Legend of the Quiche Indians was fortunate in having escaped the destructive efforts of the Spanish conquerors. It may be said to be a reflection of the myths, not only of the Mayas, but to some extent of the Aztecs, and is of… …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology