The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & LegendsMacmillan, 1989 - 260 pages Fully indexed and containing lavish color illustrations and a wealth of line drawings, this is the most up-to-date, beautiful, and graphically useful reference of its kind on the market today. |
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Page 81
... Daedalus . When the young apprentice invented the saw , by copying the jaw of a serpent , Daedalus killed him in a fit of jealousy . This quarrel possibly refers to some ancient rivalry over the invention of metal tools . The Greeks ...
... Daedalus . When the young apprentice invented the saw , by copying the jaw of a serpent , Daedalus killed him in a fit of jealousy . This quarrel possibly refers to some ancient rivalry over the invention of metal tools . The Greeks ...
Page 130
... Daedalus , who was also involved in the plot , fled to Sicily with his son , Icarus , who died when the wax on his wings melted . Minos followed Daedalus to Sicily but the inventor avenged his son's death by arranging for boiling oil to ...
... Daedalus , who was also involved in the plot , fled to Sicily with his son , Icarus , who died when the wax on his wings melted . Minos followed Daedalus to Sicily but the inventor avenged his son's death by arranging for boiling oil to ...
Page 222
... DAEDALUS made a decoy cow , enabling Pasiphae to satisfy her desire . Daedalus also built the Labyrinth , into which the Athenian hero THESEUS stole to slay the Minotaur . Minyas The legendary founder of Orchomenus , reputed to have ...
... DAEDALUS made a decoy cow , enabling Pasiphae to satisfy her desire . Daedalus also built the Labyrinth , into which the Athenian hero THESEUS stole to slay the Minotaur . Minyas The legendary founder of Orchomenus , reputed to have ...
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