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Page 182
Two days later, Adu Ogyinae was killed by a falling tree, but the rest of the group
survived to be the progenitors of the human race. ; : Aegeus In Greek mythology,
the king of Athens and possibly father of THESEUs. Because the Athenians ...
Two days later, Adu Ogyinae was killed by a falling tree, but the rest of the group
survived to be the progenitors of the human race. ; : Aegeus In Greek mythology,
the king of Athens and possibly father of THESEUs. Because the Athenians ...
Page 208
In some versions of the myth, Tyr, Thor's ally, killed Hymir on an expedition to
steal the cauldron. In others, Thor and Hymir went fishing together to land the
water serpent Jormungandr, the dreadful offspring of Loki. They caught it with the
bait ...
In some versions of the myth, Tyr, Thor's ally, killed Hymir on an expedition to
steal the cauldron. In others, Thor and Hymir went fishing together to land the
water serpent Jormungandr, the dreadful offspring of Loki. They caught it with the
bait ...
Page 218
According to the Greeks, Lycaon's sons killed their brother, Nyctimus, and offered
him in a soup to zeus, who was disguised as a beggar. Zeus restored Nyctimus to
life, killed the brothers with a thunderbolt, and turned Lycaon into a wolf.
According to the Greeks, Lycaon's sons killed their brother, Nyctimus, and offered
him in a soup to zeus, who was disguised as a beggar. Zeus restored Nyctimus to
life, killed the brothers with a thunderbolt, and turned Lycaon into a wolf.
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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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