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Page 75
... brothers of his own mother , were laid low in death . Tidings of the slaying of the boar had been brought to Althea by swift messengers , and she was on her way to the temples bearing gifts to the gods for the victory of her son , when ...
... brothers of his own mother , were laid low in death . Tidings of the slaying of the boar had been brought to Althea by swift messengers , and she was on her way to the temples bearing gifts to the gods for the victory of her son , when ...
Page 299
... brothers appointed as their meeting - place the rock of Carricknarone . Never did a fiercer storm rage on the sea between Alba and Erin than the storm that raged that night . Thunderous , murky clouds blotted out stars and moon , nor ...
... brothers appointed as their meeting - place the rock of Carricknarone . Never did a fiercer storm rage on the sea between Alba and Erin than the storm that raged that night . Thunderous , murky clouds blotted out stars and moon , nor ...
Page 319
... brothers of the sport awaiting them . The crow of the grouse , the belling of stags , the bark of the hill - fox , the swish of the great wings of the golden eagle , the song of birds , the lilt of running water , the complaining of the ...
... brothers of the sport awaiting them . The crow of the grouse , the belling of stags , the bark of the hill - fox , the swish of the great wings of the golden eagle , the song of birds , the lilt of running water , the complaining of the ...
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Acrisius Aphrodite Apollo Arachne arms Atalanta Baldur beautiful Beowulf birds blood Cathbad chariot Charlemagne child children of Lîr Conor creature cried cruel dark daughter dead dear death Deirdrê Diana dreams earth Echo Emain Macha Erin Eros Eurydice evil eyes face fair father fear fell fierce flowers Freya Ganelon gazed goddess gods gold golden Grendel grew grey Halcyone hand happiness heard heart hero honour Hrothgar Hyacinthus Kemoc king knew land Lavarcam listened live Loch Etive looked Marpessa Meleager Midas mighty monster mother mountain Naoise never night nymphs Odin Olympus Orpheus palace Pallas Athené passed Perseus Phaeton Polydectes Psyche queen river Roland Sea of Moyle slay sleep smiled song Sons of Usna sorrow soul spoke stood sweet swiftly sword thee thing thou told trees voice warriors weary wind wings woman words Zephyrus Zeus