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 190
... name means " the good goddess " . She was associated with the serpent , and in her temple on the Aventine Hill in Rome there were many tame snakes . Her myth concerns the attempt made on her virginity by her own father , Faunus , the ...
... name means " the good goddess " . She was associated with the serpent , and in her temple on the Aventine Hill in Rome there were many tame snakes . Her myth concerns the attempt made on her virginity by her own father , Faunus , the ...
Page 208
... name means " sleep " . He was the son of Nyx ( night ) and the brother of Thanatos ( death ) . He lived in the underworld and never set eyes on the sun . However , at night he changed into a bird and brought sweet rest to mortals . His ...
... name means " sleep " . He was the son of Nyx ( night ) and the brother of Thanatos ( death ) . He lived in the underworld and never set eyes on the sun . However , at night he changed into a bird and brought sweet rest to mortals . His ...
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... name means " coming again " and refers to their mother the nymph Etna , a pool that regularly gave off natural gas . Her lover was HEPHAISTOS . Palinurus In Greek and Roman mythology , the helmsman of AENEAS , the hero who led the ...
... name means " coming again " and refers to their mother the nymph Etna , a pool that regularly gave off natural gas . Her lover was HEPHAISTOS . Palinurus In Greek and Roman mythology , the helmsman of AENEAS , the hero who led the ...
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