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Her 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 ...
Her 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
HYMIR Hymir In Germanic mythology, a sea giant whose name means “dark one"
. He was a constant irritant to Thor, who coveted Hymir's huge cauldron. In some
versions of the myth, Tyr, Thor's ally, killed Hymir on an expedition to steal the ...
HYMIR Hymir In Germanic mythology, a sea giant whose name means “dark one"
. He was a constant irritant to Thor, who coveted Hymir's huge cauldron. In some
versions of the myth, Tyr, Thor's ally, killed Hymir on an expedition to steal the ...
Page 230
Their name means "coming again" and refers to their mother the nymph Etna, a
pool that regularly gave off natural gas. Her lover was HEPHAistos. o audius, -
Palinurus In Greek and Roman mythology, the helmsman of AENEAs, the hero
who ...
Their name means "coming again" and refers to their mother the nymph Etna, a
pool that regularly gave off natural gas. Her lover was HEPHAistos. o audius, -
Palinurus In Greek and Roman mythology, the helmsman of AENEAs, the hero
who ...
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| 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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