The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A - Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient WorldHermes House, 1999 - 512 pages "The myths and legends of the ancient worlds, from Greece, Rome and Egypt to the Norse and Celtic lands, through Persia and India to China and the Far East. A comprehensive A to Z of the classic stories of gods and goddesses, heroes and mythical beasts, wizards and warriors"--Page 1 of cover. |
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... Greek expedition against Troy ; of cunning Odysseus , one of the bravest of the Greeks and the inventor of the Wooden Horse , the means by which Troy was taken ; of the hap- less Pentheus , victim of Dionysus ' ecstatic worshippers ...
... Greek expedition against Troy ; of cunning Odysseus , one of the bravest of the Greeks and the inventor of the Wooden Horse , the means by which Troy was taken ; of the hap- less Pentheus , victim of Dionysus ' ecstatic worshippers ...
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... Greek mythology , was the son of ATREUS and the brother of MENELAUS , king of Sparta . He was married to CLYTEMNESTRA . From his citadel at Mycenae , or nearby Argos , he sent out a summons to the Greeks to join the expedition against ...
... Greek mythology , was the son of ATREUS and the brother of MENELAUS , king of Sparta . He was married to CLYTEMNESTRA . From his citadel at Mycenae , or nearby Argos , he sent out a summons to the Greeks to join the expedition against ...
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... Greek leaders who took part in the Trojan War . He was celebrated for both his part in this conflict and his remarkable voyage home to his island kingdom in the Ionian Sea . A brave and clever man , Odysseus was sometimes thought to ...
... Greek leaders who took part in the Trojan War . He was celebrated for both his part in this conflict and his remarkable voyage home to his island kingdom in the Ionian Sea . A brave and clever man , Odysseus was sometimes thought to ...
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