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Page 129
... with the results , but his joy soon turned to horror when he discovered that his
food turned to gold whenever he took a bite . Dionysus took pity on him and sent
him to purify himself in a certain river , the silt of which thereafter contained gold ...
... with the results , but his joy soon turned to horror when he discovered that his
food turned to gold whenever he took a bite . Dionysus took pity on him and sent
him to purify himself in a certain river , the silt of which thereafter contained gold ...
Page 194
Eventually , Nais took pity on Daphnis on the condition that he would remain
eternally faithful to her . When a mortal woman desired the shepherd and gained
her desire by making him drunk , Nais struck Daphnis blind . Later , he drowned
in a ...
Eventually , Nais took pity on Daphnis on the condition that he would remain
eternally faithful to her . When a mortal woman desired the shepherd and gained
her desire by making him drunk , Nais struck Daphnis blind . Later , he drowned
in a ...
Page 214
Kore's resurrection , her return from the underworld , took place when the seed
corn germinated . The Athenians were ardent worshippers of Demeter , and the
event was celebrated in an underground chamber at Eleusis , the cult centre of ...
Kore's resurrection , her return from the underworld , took place when the seed
corn germinated . The Athenians were ardent worshippers of Demeter , and the
event was celebrated in an underground chamber at Eleusis , the cult centre 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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