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The Achilles in his prowess as a warrior. many myths that surround her form the
Although he commanded only twelve ships in the expedition led by Agamemnon
against Troy, Ajax was such a dedicated fighter that his contingent of warriors ...
The Achilles in his prowess as a warrior. many myths that surround her form the
Although he commanded only twelve ships in the expedition led by Agamemnon
against Troy, Ajax was such a dedicated fighter that his contingent of warriors ...
Page 197
Einherjar In Germanic mythology, the slain warriors who dwelt with oDIN in
Valhalla. They feasted on a boar which endlessly replenished itself, and drank
from a never-empty barrel. Each day, they practised their skill as fighters,
awaiting the ...
Einherjar In Germanic mythology, the slain warriors who dwelt with oDIN in
Valhalla. They feasted on a boar which endlessly replenished itself, and drank
from a never-empty barrel. Each day, they practised their skill as fighters,
awaiting the ...
Page 238
After a quarrel with Minos, the king of Crete, Sarpedon left the island and
established the city of Miletus in Asia Minor. The second hero was a Lycian
warrior, who led a force to Troy in order to help PRIAM against the Greeks. He
was slain by ...
After a quarrel with Minos, the king of Crete, Sarpedon left the island and
established the city of Miletus in Asia Minor. The second hero was a Lycian
warrior, who led a force to Troy in order to help PRIAM against the Greeks. He
was slain by ...
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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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