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 148
... daughter , Papa was so furious that she left the earth and cursed mankind with death . The divorce of Papa and Wakea was said to account not only for mortality , but also for the division of Hawaiian society into different classes ...
... daughter , Papa was so furious that she left the earth and cursed mankind with death . The divorce of Papa and Wakea was said to account not only for mortality , but also for the division of Hawaiian society into different classes ...
Page 182
... daughter , Pelopia . Thyestes had been told by an oracle that he would be revenged on his brother Atreus , who had murdered his sons , only if he had a son by his own daughter . He therefore raped Pelopia , who later married Atreus ...
... daughter , Pelopia . Thyestes had been told by an oracle that he would be revenged on his brother Atreus , who had murdered his sons , only if he had a son by his own daughter . He therefore raped Pelopia , who later married Atreus ...
Page 221
... daughters , who were then killed by Mesede's wife in a jealous rage . A magic drum was made from a daughter's head . It is used in the rites of several Melanesian peoples . Meskhent In Egyptian mythology , the goddess who assisted in ...
... daughters , who were then killed by Mesede's wife in a jealous rage . A magic drum was made from a daughter's head . It is used in the rites of several Melanesian peoples . Meskhent In Egyptian mythology , the goddess who assisted in ...
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