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It is intended not to expound the myths of Greece and Home, but to tell them in a
readable and convenient form. It is not concerned with cult; and it ventures into
interpretation of the myths only where description ofthe gods' functions makes ...
It is intended not to expound the myths of Greece and Home, but to tell them in a
readable and convenient form. It is not concerned with cult; and it ventures into
interpretation of the myths only where description ofthe gods' functions makes ...
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See Bu. creation myths. According to the mythical explanation of the creation of
the universe that was most widely accepted by the ancient Greeks, Chaos existed
before anything else, though not necessarily from the beginning of time.
See Bu. creation myths. According to the mythical explanation of the creation of
the universe that was most widely accepted by the ancient Greeks, Chaos existed
before anything else, though not necessarily from the beginning of time.
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Hygieia. A daughter of Asclepius. Hygieia has no myth, being merely an
abstraction. As an offspring of the god of healing, she personified health. Hyginus
. A Borneo mythographer. Almost nothing is known of Hyginus except that his
Fabulae, ...
Hygieia. A daughter of Asclepius. Hygieia has no myth, being merely an
abstraction. As an offspring of the god of healing, she personified health. Hyginus
. A Borneo mythographer. Almost nothing is known of Hyginus except that his
Fabulae, ...
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| Title | CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY |
| Author | EDWARD TRIPP |
| Published | 1970 |
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