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Page 21
Sparta, Mycenae, Tiryns, Athens, Thebes, Orchomenus, Corinth and Iolcus
appear in story after story. The second factor that shaped the mythology of the
ancient Greeks was the language itself. The subtlety and range of the Greek
tongue ...
Sparta, Mycenae, Tiryns, Athens, Thebes, Orchomenus, Corinth and Iolcus
appear in story after story. The second factor that shaped the mythology of the
ancient Greeks was the language itself. The subtlety and range of the Greek
tongue ...
Page 113
It is hardly surprising that legends were attached to a figure as important as Jesus
, but in general these stories have been excluded from the New Testament. One
New Testament story, which is generally accepted as being a myth, and which is
...
It is hardly surprising that legends were attached to a figure as important as Jesus
, but in general these stories have been excluded from the New Testament. One
New Testament story, which is generally accepted as being a myth, and which is
...
Page 129
Fantastic weapons and vessels, such as the Grail itself, were commonplace in
the Celtic mythology from which Arthurian legend derived. In the Welsh story, The
Spoils of Annwn, Arthur and his followers raid the underworld in search of ...
Fantastic weapons and vessels, such as the Grail itself, were commonplace in
the Celtic mythology from which Arthurian legend derived. In the Welsh story, The
Spoils of Annwn, Arthur and his followers raid the underworld in search of ...
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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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