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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Arthur Cotterell. With his bare hands , the greatest hero in Greek mythology , Heracles , kills the Nemean lion ( above ) . The many adventures of this popular figure were frequently depicted on Greek vases . Still standing guard over ...
Arthur Cotterell. With his bare hands , the greatest hero in Greek mythology , Heracles , kills the Nemean lion ( above ) . The many adventures of this popular figure were frequently depicted on Greek vases . Still standing guard over ...
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... Greek pantheon . A reconstructed fresco ( left ) from the palace at Knossos , on Crete , depicts a charging bull in an olive grove . This represents the Minoan bull cult which gave rise to the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur . Greek ...
... Greek pantheon . A reconstructed fresco ( left ) from the palace at Knossos , on Crete , depicts a charging bull in an olive grove . This represents the Minoan bull cult which gave rise to the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur . Greek ...
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... Greek god of healing , who cured HADES of a wound inflicted by HERACLES when the hero stole Cerberus , the three- headed watchdog of the underworld . Hades made one of his rare visits to Mount ... Greek mythology , an Argonaut and the. 230.
... Greek god of healing , who cured HADES of a wound inflicted by HERACLES when the hero stole Cerberus , the three- headed watchdog of the underworld . Hades made one of his rare visits to Mount ... Greek mythology , an Argonaut and the. 230.
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