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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... daughters to pour down a pipe into the king's bath . DANAE was the mother of the Greek hero PERSEUS and the daughter of Acrisius , king of Argos in the Peloponnese . It had been foretold that her son would cause the death of Acrisius ...
... daughters to pour down a pipe into the king's bath . DANAE was the mother of the Greek hero PERSEUS and the daughter of Acrisius , king of Argos in the Peloponnese . It had been foretold that her son would cause the death of Acrisius ...
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... daughter ANTIGONE sanctuary at Colonus , near Athens . But discord entered his own house when his second wife PHAEDRA , another daughter of Minos , came to desire her stepson Hippolytus , to the young man's horror . Although he promised ...
... daughter ANTIGONE sanctuary at Colonus , near Athens . But discord entered his own house when his second wife PHAEDRA , another daughter of Minos , came to desire her stepson Hippolytus , to the young man's horror . Although he promised ...
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... daughter of the giant Yspaddaden . This fate , however , seemed less dreadful once Culhwch found Olwen , a task which took over a year , for they fell deeply in love . Culhwch's next problem was how to persuade her giant father to agree ...
... daughter of the giant Yspaddaden . This fate , however , seemed less dreadful once Culhwch found Olwen , a task which took over a year , for they fell deeply in love . Culhwch's next problem was how to persuade her giant father to agree ...
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