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For example , at the end of the second century BC , the Egyptian goddess Isis
was introduced into Italy . A mother goddess associated with fertility , Isis soon
became popular and she was sometimes linked with the Roman , Fortuna , spirit
of ...
For example , at the end of the second century BC , the Egyptian goddess Isis
was introduced into Italy . A mother goddess associated with fertility , Isis soon
became popular and she was sometimes linked with the Roman , Fortuna , spirit
of ...
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Written in the first century BCE , the Aeneid narrates Aeneas ' escape from Troy ,
voyage around the Mediterranean to Italy and fight with Turnus for the hand in
marriage of the princess of the Italian kingdom V The arrival of Aeneas at ...
Written in the first century BCE , the Aeneid narrates Aeneas ' escape from Troy ,
voyage around the Mediterranean to Italy and fight with Turnus for the hand in
marriage of the princess of the Italian kingdom V The arrival of Aeneas at ...
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Myths Retold AENEAS AND DIDO BEFORE AENEAS arrived in Italy , he landed
at Carthage on the coast of North Africa . The queen of Carthage , called Dido ,
had fled from her home city of Tyre in Phoenicia , after her husband Sychaeus ...
Myths Retold AENEAS AND DIDO BEFORE AENEAS arrived in Italy , he landed
at Carthage on the coast of North Africa . The queen of Carthage , called Dido ,
had fled from her home city of Tyre in Phoenicia , after her husband Sychaeus ...
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