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Page 65
The king plotted (unsuccessfully) to have Bellerophon killed. Hippolytus was less
fortunate. He was the object of desire of his stepmother Phaedra, an affection he
found repulsive. Scorned and humiliated, Phaedra committed suicide, leaving a ...
The king plotted (unsuccessfully) to have Bellerophon killed. Hippolytus was less
fortunate. He was the object of desire of his stepmother Phaedra, an affection he
found repulsive. Scorned and humiliated, Phaedra committed suicide, leaving a ...
Page 132
Part of this danger is due to the fact that hunting peoples such as the Inuit rely on
hunting animals which have souls that must be propitiated by the hunter after
being killed. Similarly, reindeer herders such as the Evenk must make sure that ...
Part of this danger is due to the fact that hunting peoples such as the Inuit rely on
hunting animals which have souls that must be propitiated by the hunter after
being killed. Similarly, reindeer herders such as the Evenk must make sure that ...
Page 155
Ravana, the enemy of Rama, was cursed to fall from paradise to endure three
births as a demon and to be killed each time by Vishnu. In his first birth he was
Hiranyakashipu, who was killed by Narasimha, the fourth incarnation of Vishnu; ...
Ravana, the enemy of Rama, was cursed to fall from paradise to endure three
births as a demon and to be killed each time by Vishnu. In his first birth he was
Hiranyakashipu, who was killed by Narasimha, the fourth incarnation of Vishnu; ...
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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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