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World mythology
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A book of myths
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The Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer
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The Greek mythology
The Greek mythology
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The Myths of Plato
tr., with introductory and other observations
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Cyclops Tells All
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Margaret and her friends
The only firsthand account of one of Fuller's famous "Conversations," the first of which to men were invited. Guests included Bronson Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sophia and George Ripley, Sophia and Elizabeth Peabody, Caroline Sturgis and Jones Very. Dall, who went on the become a major figure in the woman's rights movement in Massachusetts, includes direct quotes attributed to Fuller and…
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Mythology
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Mythe et société en Grèce ancienne
This book is a stimulating and largely persuasive collection of essays on the interrelations between social institutions and mythical thinking in ancient Greek society. What is fundamental to the author's approach is a determination to see the meaning of Greek myth and of Greek social institutions in patterns of association and opposition, in the articulations of a system of ideas. It is in this…
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The story of the Golden Fleece
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Euripidis Tragoediae
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The heroes
Stories based on the Greek myths about Perseus, Jason and the Argonauts, Theseus, and the twelve labors of Heracles.
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Sátántangó
"Set in an isolated hamlet, Satantango unfolds over the course of a few rain-soaked days. Only a dozen inhabitants remain in the bleak village, rank with the stench of failed schemes, betrayals, failure, infidelity, sudden hopes, and aborted dreams. At the center of Satantango is the eponymous drunken dance."--P. [i].
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A Touch of Malice
Persephone and Hades are engaged. In retaliation, Demeter summons a snowstorm that cripples New Greece, and refuses to lift the blizzard unless her daughter calls off her engagement.
When the Olympians intervene, Persephone finds her future in the hands of ancient gods, and they are divided. Do they allow Persephone to marry Hades and go to war with Demeter or prohibit their union and take up…
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A Touch Of Ruin
Persephone's relationship with Hades has gone public and the resulting media storm disrupts her normal life and threatens to expose her as the Goddess of Spring.
Hades, God of the Dead, is burdened by a hellish past that everyone's eager to expose in an effort to warn Persephone away.
Things only get worse when a horrible tragedy leaves Persephone's heart in ruin and Hades refusing to help.…
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A Game of Fate
**"Take her, and I will destroy this world. Take her, and I will destroy you. Take her, and I will end us all."**
Hades, God of the Underworld, is known for his inflexible rule, luxurious night clubs, and impossible bargains. Used to control, he is not prepared to discover the Fates have chosen his future wife and Queen―Persephone, Goddess of Spring.
Despite her attraction to the god,…
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A Touch of Darkness
Persephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only. Since she was a little girl, flowers have only shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious stranger.
Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling…
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Meeting the Other in Norse Myth and Legend
"Close examination of the significant theme of other-worldly encounters in Norse myth and legend, including giantesses, monsters and the dead"--Provided by publisher
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