The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A - Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient World"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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Adorned with the Romans as Castor and Pollux . gleaming armour , and mounted
on snowThey were brothers of ... day to announce the coming between them ,
living half the year by his wife and her lover Aegisthus , exiled brother Orestes ...
Adorned with the Romans as Castor and Pollux . gleaming armour , and mounted
on snowThey were brothers of ... day to announce the coming between them ,
living half the year by his wife and her lover Aegisthus , exiled brother Orestes ...
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... of the his parents . Her brothers , FENRIR story , Hodr and Balder are rivals for
the ... In the Icelandic tradi- the brothers in a very different light . ... Balder , who
Hel's subjects were little more than FRIGG , and brother of BALDER . A sole ...
... of the his parents . Her brothers , FENRIR story , Hodr and Balder are rivals for
the ... In the Icelandic tradi- the brothers in a very different light . ... Balder , who
Hel's subjects were little more than FRIGG , and brother of BALDER . A sole ...
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Not for nothing was Balder | HONIR , or Hoenir , according to unwittingly slew his
beloved brother , Balder , slain by his blind brother in a game Germanic
mythology , was a memprompted by the twisted god , Loki . Here , that involved
throwing ...
Not for nothing was Balder | HONIR , or Hoenir , according to unwittingly slew his
beloved brother , Balder , slain by his blind brother in a game Germanic
mythology , was a memprompted by the twisted god , Loki . Here , that involved
throwing ...
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| Title | The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A - Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient World |
| Authors | Arthur Cotterell, Rachel Storm |
| Publisher | Hermes House, 1999 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2011 |
| ISBN | 1840385162, 9781840385168 |
| Length | 512 pages |
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