A Book of Myths'A Book of Myths' is a collection of myths from European countries, predominantly that which hailed from Ancient Greece. Featured titles include 'Pygmalion', 'Perseus the Hero', 'King Midas of the Golden Touch', 'Icarus', 'Beowulf', 'Lorelei', and 'The Death of Baldur'. |
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... give a historical overview of old cookbooks and cuisine. Contents: "The Early Englishman and His Food Royal Feasts and Savage Pomp Cookery Books, part 1 Cookery Books, part 2, Select Extracts from an Early Receipt- Book Cookery Books ...
... give a historical overview of old cookbooks and cuisine. Contents: "The Early Englishman and His Food Royal Feasts and Savage Pomp Cookery Books, part 1 Cookery Books, part 2, Select Extracts from an Early Receipt- Book Cookery Books ...
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... give Fire to the Man whom we have made , " he said to Epimethus . To Epimethus this seemed an impossibility , but to Prometheus nothing was impossible . He bided his time and , unseen by the gods , he made his way into Olympus , lighted ...
... give Fire to the Man whom we have made , " he said to Epimethus . To Epimethus this seemed an impossibility , but to Prometheus nothing was impossible . He bided his time and , unseen by the gods , he made his way into Olympus , lighted ...
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... give me , I pray you , one like my Galatea for my wife ! " " Give me my Galatea , " he dared not say ; but Aphrodite knew well the words he would fain have uttered , and smiled to think how Pygmalion at last was on his knees . In token ...
... give me , I pray you , one like my Galatea for my wife ! " " Give me my Galatea , " he dared not say ; but Aphrodite knew well the words he would fain have uttered , and smiled to think how Pygmalion at last was on his knees . In token ...
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... Give us some proof of thy sonship! No more child of the glorious Apollo art thou than are the vermin his children, that the sun breeds in the dust at my feet.” For a moment, before the cruel taunt, the lad was stricken into silence, and ...
... Give us some proof of thy sonship! No more child of the glorious Apollo art thou than are the vermin his children, that the sun breeds in the dust at my feet.” For a moment, before the cruel taunt, the lad was stricken into silence, and ...
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... give thee any gift that thou dost name and that will give proof that thy father is the immortal Apollo . But never to thee nor to any other , be he.
... give thee any gift that thou dost name and that will give proof that thy father is the immortal Apollo . But never to thee nor to any other , be he.
Contents
ENDYMION | |
APOLLO AND DAPHNE | |
THE CALYDONIAN HUNT | |
ARACHNE | |
ARETHUSA | |
NIOBE | |
KING MIDAS OF THE GOLDEN TOUCH | |
CEYX AND HALCYONE | |
ARISTÆUS THE BEEKEEPER | |
LATONA AND THE RUSTICS | |
ICARUS | |
CLYTIE | |
THE DEATH OF ADONIS | |
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