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 53
... Troy . Achilles was the son of Peleus , King of Thessaly , and of the sea nymph Thetis . Even before his birth , it was prophesied that Achilles would be greater than his father . For this reason , neither ZEUS , the king of the gods ...
... Troy . Achilles was the son of Peleus , King of Thessaly , and of the sea nymph Thetis . Even before his birth , it was prophesied that Achilles would be greater than his father . For this reason , neither ZEUS , the king of the gods ...
Page 205
... Troy . Hecuba was the mother of , among others , Paris , Hector and CASSANDRA . She exposed her eldest son Paris at birth , having dreamed that he would bring harm to Troy . He was rescued and , as a young man , he abducted HELEN , thus ...
... Troy . Hecuba was the mother of , among others , Paris , Hector and CASSANDRA . She exposed her eldest son Paris at birth , having dreamed that he would bring harm to Troy . He was rescued and , as a young man , he abducted HELEN , thus ...
Page 230
... Troy and Hecuba , and the brother of Hector and CASSANDRA . Because it was prophesied that Paris would bring about the fall of Troy , the child was abandoned by his father on a mountain to die . However , he was discovered and raised by ...
... Troy and Hecuba , and the brother of Hector and CASSANDRA . Because it was prophesied that Paris would bring about the fall of Troy , the child was abandoned by his father on a mountain to die . However , he was discovered and raised by ...
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