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THE BIRTH OF ROMAN MYTHOLOGY ALL THESE DIFFERENT mytholo- gies , once assimilated , became Roman myths . For example , at the end of the second century BC , the Egyptian god- dess Isis was introduced into Italy .
THE BIRTH OF ROMAN MYTHOLOGY ALL THESE DIFFERENT mytholo- gies , once assimilated , became Roman myths . For example , at the end of the second century BC , the Egyptian god- dess Isis was introduced into Italy .
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the old cults continued : either they were adopted by the Church as its own . rites , or they became magic . Thus , Perun ( god of thunder and lightning ) became Ilya the Prophet ; Volos ( guardian of herds and flocks ) became St Vlasia ...
the old cults continued : either they were adopted by the Church as its own . rites , or they became magic . Thus , Perun ( god of thunder and lightning ) became Ilya the Prophet ; Volos ( guardian of herds and flocks ) became St Vlasia ...
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His breath became wind and clouds , his voice thunder , his eyes the sun and moon , and his limbs mountains . His bodily fluids turned into rain and rivers , his flesh into soil . His head hair became stars , his body hair vegetation .
His breath became wind and clouds , his voice thunder , his eyes the sun and moon , and his limbs mountains . His bodily fluids turned into rain and rivers , his flesh into soil . His head hair became stars , his body hair vegetation .
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