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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... eye . Perseus seized the eye and obliged the Graiae to tell him about the nature of the Gorgons , their three dreadful sisters . Most important of all , they informed him how a direct glance from Medusa's eyes would turn from Medusa's eyes ...
... eye . Perseus seized the eye and obliged the Graiae to tell him about the nature of the Gorgons , their three dreadful sisters . Most important of all , they informed him how a direct glance from Medusa's eyes would turn from Medusa's eyes ...
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... eye , symbolizing the sacrifice of one view for another , greater vision . Odin's eye floated in the fountain , a symbol ... eyes of the god . ( SILVER PENDANT , 10TH CENTURY . ) and its legs were vulnerable to attack . On the day of the ...
... eye , symbolizing the sacrifice of one view for another , greater vision . Odin's eye floated in the fountain , a symbol ... eyes of the god . ( SILVER PENDANT , 10TH CENTURY . ) and its legs were vulnerable to attack . On the day of the ...
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... eyes , rubies from his blood , emeralds from his marrow , crystal from his flesh , coral from his tongue and pearls from his teeth . In a story from the Hindu epic , the Ramayana , Indra seduced Ahalya , the wife of the great sage ...
... eyes , rubies from his blood , emeralds from his marrow , crystal from his flesh , coral from his tongue and pearls from his teeth . In a story from the Hindu epic , the Ramayana , Indra seduced Ahalya , the wife of the great sage ...
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