World MythologyForm the siege of Troy to the twilight of the Norse gods at Ragnarok and the mysteries of the animal-headed gods of Egypt, the myths of the world have exercised an enduring fascination for their power and insight-volume comprehensive reference book covering mythologies, customs, belief and rituals worldwide. |
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... bce Semitic- speaking Amorite tribes established themselves in southern Syria
and the middle Euphrates region, and formed a state under the leadership of
Hammurabi, who in the eighteenth century bce made the city of Babylon his
capital.
... bce Semitic- speaking Amorite tribes established themselves in southern Syria
and the middle Euphrates region, and formed a state under the leadership of
Hammurabi, who in the eighteenth century bce made the city of Babylon his
capital.
Page 70
Aeneas was revered as the mythical founder of Rome from as early as the third
century bcE, but it is in Virgil's monumental epic poem, the Aeneid, that this tale of
national origin receives its most celebrated treatrnent. Written in the first century ...
Aeneas was revered as the mythical founder of Rome from as early as the third
century bcE, but it is in Virgil's monumental epic poem, the Aeneid, that this tale of
national origin receives its most celebrated treatrnent. Written in the first century ...
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The first Sinhalese speakers arrived in around the fifth century bCE. Tamils,
probably immigrants from Dravididan India, arrived on the island between the
early centuries cE and c. c:e 1200. There are also Moors of Arab origin and
Burghers, ...
The first Sinhalese speakers arrived in around the fifth century bCE. Tamils,
probably immigrants from Dravididan India, arrived on the island between the
early centuries cE and c. c:e 1200. There are also Moors of Arab origin and
Burghers, ...
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Contents
India and Australia 229 | 6 |
75 China 177 The Caribbean | 76 |
South America | 279 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | World Mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Editor | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Parragon Incorporated, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1405447672, 9781405447676 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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