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HERA The sister and wife of Zeus , the chief god of the ancient Greeks . She was
principally a mother goddess . HERACLES The great hero of the Greeks , and
possibly once lord of Tiryns , an ancient citadel in the Peloponnese . He was ...
HERA The sister and wife of Zeus , the chief god of the ancient Greeks . She was
principally a mother goddess . HERACLES The great hero of the Greeks , and
possibly once lord of Tiryns , an ancient citadel in the Peloponnese . He was ...
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Bestia In Germanic mythology , the wife of bor and mother of ODIN , Vili and Ve .
Her father was Bolthor , one of the frost giants . In old Germanic society , there
was a close relation between a man and his sister's son , so Bestla's brother
would ...
Bestia In Germanic mythology , the wife of bor and mother of ODIN , Vili and Ve .
Her father was Bolthor , one of the frost giants . In old Germanic society , there
was a close relation between a man and his sister's son , so Bestla's brother
would ...
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Radha In Hindu mythology , the wife of the cowherd Ayanagosha and the lover of
KRISHNA , the most popular avatar of VISHNU . Ayanagosha's sister told him of
Radha's adultery , but when he went in search of Radha and Krishna , he found ...
Radha In Hindu mythology , the wife of the cowherd Ayanagosha and the lover of
KRISHNA , the most popular avatar of VISHNU . Ayanagosha's sister told him of
Radha's adultery , but when he went in search of Radha and Krishna , he found ...
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| 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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