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2008 AGNI In Hindu mythology , the god of fire and one of the three chief deities
of the Rig Veda , the oldest religious document surviving in India . His ancient
companions were the sky god Indra and Surya the sun god . AH PUCH The Maya
...
2008 AGNI In Hindu mythology , the god of fire and one of the three chief deities
of the Rig Veda , the oldest religious document surviving in India . His ancient
companions were the sky god Indra and Surya the sun god . AH PUCH The Maya
...
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She was the goddess of healing , fire , smiths , poetry , wisdom and fertility . In the
sixth century , her generosity was inherited by St Brigit . The Voyage of Bran , an
essentially preChristian story dated to the eighth century , tells of Bran's strange ...
She was the goddess of healing , fire , smiths , poetry , wisdom and fertility . In the
sixth century , her generosity was inherited by St Brigit . The Voyage of Bran , an
essentially preChristian story dated to the eighth century , tells of Bran's strange ...
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OLOFAT The trickster hero of Micronesian legend , Olofat gave mankind a
number of important gifts , including fire . ORESTES In Greek mythology , the son
of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon , King of Mycenae . He is infamous for having ...
OLOFAT The trickster hero of Micronesian legend , Olofat gave mankind a
number of important gifts , including fire . ORESTES In Greek mythology , the son
of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon , King of Mycenae . He is infamous for having ...
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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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