Death and the Serpent: Immortality in Science Fiction and FantasyCarl B. Yoke, Donald M. Hassler |
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... gods and immortality achievable by humans.2 25 The Greek gods both enjoyed immortality themselves and conferred it upon humans . Despite the cycles of usurpation , the deposed gods are never killed in the same way we interpret that term ...
... gods and immortality achievable by humans.2 25 The Greek gods both enjoyed immortality themselves and conferred it upon humans . Despite the cycles of usurpation , the deposed gods are never killed in the same way we interpret that term ...
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... gods is an idea contained in many of the world's religions and mythologies . While it seems contradictory to the concept of immortality , it in fact simply recognizes a higher level of sophistication in those people whose religions ...
... gods is an idea contained in many of the world's religions and mythologies . While it seems contradictory to the concept of immortality , it in fact simply recognizes a higher level of sophistication in those people whose religions ...
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... gods parallels the return of the " Old Ones " in the Necronomicon , a book that is the central element of the " Yog - Sothoth Cycle of Myth . " 3 As a child , Lovecraft declared himself a Roman pagan , building altars to honor the gods ...
... gods parallels the return of the " Old Ones " in the Necronomicon , a book that is the central element of the " Yog - Sothoth Cycle of Myth . " 3 As a child , Lovecraft declared himself a Roman pagan , building altars to honor the gods ...
Contents
Is There Life After Immortality? | 19 |
A Recent Idea | 39 |
The Elves of J R R Tolkien and Sylvia | 57 |
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