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Myths Retold ERRA ERBJV, GOD OF PESTILENCE and rebellion, is asleep in
his underground abode when he is woken up by the dangerous, demonic 'Seven'
. They remind him of the glories of war and taunt him that his weapons have ...
Myths Retold ERRA ERBJV, GOD OF PESTILENCE and rebellion, is asleep in
his underground abode when he is woken up by the dangerous, demonic 'Seven'
. They remind him of the glories of war and taunt him that his weapons have ...
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Arthur Cotterell. Myths Retold ^i%!XB!fff ... OSIRIS AND ISIS THE MOST
IMPORTANT MYTH of which the Egyptians took note and had the greatest affinity
with was that of Osiris and his wife and sister Isis. Osiris, the good king, had a
jealous ...
Arthur Cotterell. Myths Retold ^i%!XB!fff ... OSIRIS AND ISIS THE MOST
IMPORTANT MYTH of which the Egyptians took note and had the greatest affinity
with was that of Osiris and his wife and sister Isis. Osiris, the good king, had a
jealous ...
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THE MYTHS OF ANCIENT China emerge from the oral tradition to be preserved
in classical texts in the Age of the Philosophers and with the advent of early '
literature. China had no Hesiod, Homer, or Ovid to retell the mythic oral tales.
Instead ...
THE MYTHS OF ANCIENT China emerge from the oral tradition to be preserved
in classical texts in the Age of the Philosophers and with the advent of early '
literature. China had no Hesiod, Homer, or Ovid to retell the mythic oral tales.
Instead ...
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Introduction | 5 |
India and Australia 229 | 141 |
Greece and Rome 51 Tibet and Africa | 161 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | World mythology |
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Dempsey Parr, 2000 |
| ISBN | 1840844515, 9781840844511 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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