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They were represented as anthropomorphic and often quarrelsome. Supreme
among the gods was Zeus, whose dominion was the sky. One of his brothers,
Poseidon, ruled over the sea and the other, Hades, was sovereign of the
underworld, ...
They were represented as anthropomorphic and often quarrelsome. Supreme
among the gods was Zeus, whose dominion was the sky. One of his brothers,
Poseidon, ruled over the sea and the other, Hades, was sovereign of the
underworld, ...
Page 57
Zeus, enraged with mankind, sent a flood to destroy them. Prometheus managed
to warn his son Deucalion and ^Bwhl Deucalion's wife Pyrrha who survived by
building an ark. When the waters subsided, they made sacrifices to Zeus who
sent ...
Zeus, enraged with mankind, sent a flood to destroy them. Prometheus managed
to warn his son Deucalion and ^Bwhl Deucalion's wife Pyrrha who survived by
building an ark. When the waters subsided, they made sacrifices to Zeus who
sent ...
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THE ABDUCTION OF PERSEPHONE DEMETER, THE SISTER of Zeus,
Poseidon and Hades and the goddess of grain and agriculture, had a daughter
called Persephone. One day, when Persephone was out with friends picking
flowers, ...
THE ABDUCTION OF PERSEPHONE DEMETER, THE SISTER of Zeus,
Poseidon and Hades and the goddess of grain and agriculture, had a daughter
called Persephone. One day, when Persephone was out with friends picking
flowers, ...
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Contents
Introduction | 6 |
PIS Ancient Near East | 12 |
flflfc Oceania | 216 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Encyclopedia of world mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Publisher | Barnes & Noble Books, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0760728550, 9780760728550 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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