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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... husband . Alcestis was to be the wife of the first man to yoke a lion and a boar ( or , in some versions , a bear ) to a chariot . With the aid of APOLLO , the god of prophecy , a neighbouring monarch named Admetus succeeded in this ...
... husband . Alcestis was to be the wife of the first man to yoke a lion and a boar ( or , in some versions , a bear ) to a chariot . With the aid of APOLLO , the god of prophecy , a neighbouring monarch named Admetus succeeded in this ...
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... husband home . Yet no hero's welcome awaits the returning warrior , only betrayal and murder by his wife and her lover . ( ILLUSTRATION BY NICK BEALE , 1995. ) CIRCE , daughter of HELIOS , the | CLOELIA see HEROES sun god , was a ...
... husband home . Yet no hero's welcome awaits the returning warrior , only betrayal and murder by his wife and her lover . ( ILLUSTRATION BY NICK BEALE , 1995. ) CIRCE , daughter of HELIOS , the | CLOELIA see HEROES sun god , was a ...
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... husband had done , Sigyn remained true to him and did what she could to lessen his suffering by catching the venom ... husband's sunlit coves . A deity of hunters and mountain climbers , she guided their sleighs over the snow ...
... husband had done , Sigyn remained true to him and did what she could to lessen his suffering by catching the venom ... husband's sunlit coves . A deity of hunters and mountain climbers , she guided their sleighs over the snow ...
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