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Page 134
There they were met protector of the world from the forces by two silent young
women , who of destruction . His name means ... Woman's feathers and the cruel
points Whereas Nayenezgani appears to der failed to strike them . Then , the sun
...
There they were met protector of the world from the forces by two silent young
women , who of destruction . His name means ... Woman's feathers and the cruel
points Whereas Nayenezgani appears to der failed to strike them . Then , the sun
...
Page 230
Paris chose Aphrodite who , in return , promised him the most beautiful woman in
the world . She then took Paris to Sparta to woo HELEN , the beautiful wife of
King Menelaus . When the Spartan ruler was away from home , Helen and Paris
...
Paris chose Aphrodite who , in return , promised him the most beautiful woman in
the world . She then took Paris to Sparta to woo HELEN , the beautiful wife of
King Menelaus . When the Spartan ruler was away from home , Helen and Paris
...
Page 240
Spider Woman In the mythology of the Navaho Indians of North America , a
benevolent creature who helped NAYENEZGANI and Tobadzistsini to defeat the
powers of evil . While travelling to the home of their father , the sun god
Tsohanoai ...
Spider Woman In the mythology of the Navaho Indians of North America , a
benevolent creature who helped NAYENEZGANI and Tobadzistsini to defeat the
powers of evil . While travelling to the home of their father , the sun god
Tsohanoai ...
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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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