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 98
... Trojan prince Paris and thus caused the ten - year war between the Greeks and the Trojans . Helen was the daughter of ZEUS and Leda , or of Nemesis , the personification of retribution . She could have been an ancient goddess connected ...
... Trojan prince Paris and thus caused the ten - year war between the Greeks and the Trojans . Helen was the daughter of ZEUS and Leda , or of Nemesis , the personification of retribution . She could have been an ancient goddess connected ...
Page 205
... Trojan warriors who fought against the Greeks during the legendary Trojan War . He was the son of PRIAM and Hecuba , the king and queen of Troy , and the husband of Andromache . For slaying the youth Patroclus , the lover of ACHILLES ...
... Trojan warriors who fought against the Greeks during the legendary Trojan War . He was the son of PRIAM and Hecuba , the king and queen of Troy , and the husband of Andromache . For slaying the youth Patroclus , the lover of ACHILLES ...
Page 230
... Trojan refugees to Italy . He was drowned off the Sicilian coast in a storm sent by JUNO . When Aeneas met his ghost in the underworld , he promised Palinurus a proper burial on the recovery of his body . Panacea The daughter of ...
... Trojan refugees to Italy . He was drowned off the Sicilian coast in a storm sent by JUNO . When Aeneas met his ghost in the underworld , he promised Palinurus a proper burial on the recovery of his body . Panacea The daughter of ...
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