The Hero Who Releases the Waters and Defeats the Flood Dragon

The hero who releases the waters is the young king of the gods, and I have argued that the dragon who withheld the waters is actually a dragoness who can be identified as the primal goddess, Earth. The hero who defeats this dragon also has attached to him companion stories where he brings about the...

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Main Author: Lyle, Emily (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: IACM, c/o Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University 2015
In: Comparative mythology
Year: 2015, Volume: 1, Pages: 1-12
Further subjects:B Herakles
B cosmicization
B Poseidon
B Myth
B Arthur
B Perseus
B Indo-European
B Theseus
B Dragon
B Laurasian mythology
B Indra
B Hero
B primal goddess
B sun goddess
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