The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & LegendsMacmillan, 1989 - 260 pages Fully indexed and containing lavish color illustrations and a wealth of line drawings, this is the most up-to-date, beautiful, and graphically useful reference of its kind on the market today. |
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Page 80
... women were sent out from Emain Macha carrying three vats of cold water . Embarrassed , the hero looked away and at once the women bundled him into the vats . The first exploded , the second boiled , but the third only became very hot ...
... women were sent out from Emain Macha carrying three vats of cold water . Embarrassed , the hero looked away and at once the women bundled him into the vats . The first exploded , the second boiled , but the third only became very hot ...
Page 155
... women was ended by the so - called Rape of the Sabine Women . Enticed to Rome by a religious celebration , the women were made captive brides while their husbands and brothers were driven out of the city . In the ensuing war against the ...
... women was ended by the so - called Rape of the Sabine Women . Enticed to Rome by a religious celebration , the women were made captive brides while their husbands and brothers were driven out of the city . In the ensuing war against the ...
Page 179
... women who had slept with men from another tribe . Although they had broken a taboo by their love affairs , the women dared to use the waterhole of Mirrimina when they camped nearby . Although Yurlunyur was lying quietly underground , he ...
... women who had slept with men from another tribe . Although they had broken a taboo by their love affairs , the women dared to use the waterhole of Mirrimina when they camped nearby . Although Yurlunyur was lying quietly underground , he ...
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