The Classic Myths in English Literature: Based Chiefly on Bulfinch's "Age of Fable". (1855) : Accompanied by an Interpretative and Illustrative Commentary |
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... practices and adventures . These contradic- tory elements have been called the reasonable and the senseless . A myth of Mother Earth ( Demeter ) mourning the ORIGIN AND ELEMENTS OF MYTH . 5 Divisions of Inquiry Elements of Myth.
... practices and adventures . These contradic- tory elements have been called the reasonable and the senseless . A myth of Mother Earth ( Demeter ) mourning the ORIGIN AND ELEMENTS OF MYTH . 5 Divisions of Inquiry Elements of Myth.
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... Mother Earth ( Demeter ) mourning the loss of her daughter , the Springtide , is reasonable ; a myth of Demeter devouring , in a fit of abstraction , the shoulder of the boy Pelops , and replacing it with ivory , is capricious ...
... Mother Earth ( Demeter ) mourning the loss of her daughter , the Springtide , is reasonable ; a myth of Demeter devouring , in a fit of abstraction , the shoulder of the boy Pelops , and replacing it with ivory , is capricious ...
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... mother coun- 1 Benfey and Cosquin . See Lang's Myth , Ritual , and Religion , II . 299 . try . But , although some historical myths may have DISTRIBUTION OF MYTHS . 19 -THE DISTRIBUTION OF MYTHS 19-21 Principal Theories.
... mother coun- 1 Benfey and Cosquin . See Lang's Myth , Ritual , and Religion , II . 299 . try . But , although some historical myths may have DISTRIBUTION OF MYTHS . 19 -THE DISTRIBUTION OF MYTHS 19-21 Principal Theories.
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... Mother Earth , or Gæa , indignant , called for help upon her elder children , the Titans . None dared espouse her cause save Cronus , the crafty . With an iron sickle he lay in wait for his sire , fell upon him , and drove him ...
... Mother Earth , or Gæa , indignant , called for help upon her elder children , the Titans . None dared espouse her cause save Cronus , the crafty . With an iron sickle he lay in wait for his sire , fell upon him , and drove him ...
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... mother . " They heard the words with astonishment . Pyrrha first broke silence : " We cannot obey ; we dare not profane the remains of our parents . " They sought the woods , and revolved the oracle in their minds . At last Deucalion ...
... mother . " They heard the words with astonishment . Pyrrha first broke silence : " We cannot obey ; we dare not profane the remains of our parents . " They sought the woods , and revolved the oracle in their minds . At last Deucalion ...
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