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Page 20
The geography of Greece forced the ancient Greeks to become seafarers ; no
other country in the Mediterranean was so exposed to the sea . And since
Greece's rugged interior virtually closed off its mainland from the European
continent , it ...
The geography of Greece forced the ancient Greeks to become seafarers ; no
other country in the Mediterranean was so exposed to the sea . And since
Greece's rugged interior virtually closed off its mainland from the European
continent , it ...
Page 44
However , they later found that they were unable to return because a fat woman
had become wedged in the sky - hole . The Warrau also tell of the sadness of
Kononatoo , who was deterred from making another entrance to heaven by the ...
However , they later found that they were unable to return because a fat woman
had become wedged in the sky - hole . The Warrau also tell of the sadness of
Kononatoo , who was deterred from making another entrance to heaven by the ...
Page 47
CHRONOLOGY 30 BC Egypt becomes a Roman province . AD Vandals cross
Straits of 429 Gibraltar . 641 Arabs attack Egypt . 750 Muslim Egypt moves
against Christian Dongola , Alwa and Axum . 1000 State of Ghana founded .
CHRONOLOGY 30 BC Egypt becomes a Roman province . AD Vandals cross
Straits of 429 Gibraltar . 641 Arabs attack Egypt . 750 Muslim Egypt moves
against Christian Dongola , Alwa and Axum . 1000 State of Ghana founded .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & Legends |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0025801813, 9780025801813 |
| Length | 260 pages |
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