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Page 17
MAAMA CHRONOLOGY A tower of silence in the stony desert of central Iran
stands sentinel over the dead ( below ) . Ancient Zoroastrians would expose their
dead at the top of these towers , since cremation would pollute the sacred fire ,
and ...
MAAMA CHRONOLOGY A tower of silence in the stony desert of central Iran
stands sentinel over the dead ( below ) . Ancient Zoroastrians would expose their
dead at the top of these towers , since cremation would pollute the sacred fire ,
and ...
Page 51
The founder of the cult , an old man named Evara , later prophesied that an
aeroplane would bring the sacred cargo of plenty . Clearly a reaction to the
impact of present - day technology , the cargo cult received a powerful boost in
the Second ...
The founder of the cult , an old man named Evara , later prophesied that an
aeroplane would bring the sacred cargo of plenty . Clearly a reaction to the
impact of present - day technology , the cargo cult received a powerful boost in
the Second ...
Page 127
Mars was said to have raped Rhea Silvia , a Vestal Virgin , while she drew water
at a spring in his sacred grove . As a result , Rhea Silvia had twin sons , Romulus
and Remus . When their birth became known , Rhea Silvia was condemned as ...
Mars was said to have raped Rhea Silvia , a Vestal Virgin , while she drew water
at a spring in his sacred grove . As a result , Rhea Silvia had twin sons , Romulus
and Remus . When their birth became known , Rhea Silvia was condemned as ...
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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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