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Page 129
Without pausing for thought , Midas asked Dionysus to allow everything he
touched to be turned to gold . At first , Midas was delighted with the results , but
his joy soon turned to horror when he discovered that his food turned to gold
whenever ...
Without pausing for thought , Midas asked Dionysus to allow everything he
touched to be turned to gold . At first , Midas was delighted with the results , but
his joy soon turned to horror when he discovered that his food turned to gold
whenever ...
Page 133
The headless body pursued the Indian , while the severed head rolled after the
children . One of the boys threw down the magic stick which turned into a forest ,
but still the head came on , threatening to kill them . The other boy threw down
the ...
The headless body pursued the Indian , while the severed head rolled after the
children . One of the boys threw down the magic stick which turned into a forest ,
but still the head came on , threatening to kill them . The other boy threw down
the ...
Page 192
When he was approached by his enemies , Cian turned himself into a pig , but ,
recognizing the beast as magical , the enemies turned themselves into hounds
and gave chase . Failing to capture Cian , they eventually assumed their human ...
When he was approached by his enemies , Cian turned himself into a pig , but ,
recognizing the beast as magical , the enemies turned themselves into hounds
and gave chase . Failing to capture Cian , they eventually assumed their human ...
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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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