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... Greek mythology there were the Tritons . The original Triton was a son of Poseidon , the god of the sea , and a nereid named Amphitrite . But eventually a clan of fish - tailed deities were all loosely called ' the tritons ' . At ...
... Greek mythology there were the Tritons . The original Triton was a son of Poseidon , the god of the sea , and a nereid named Amphitrite . But eventually a clan of fish - tailed deities were all loosely called ' the tritons ' . At ...
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... Greek art . The Greek version showed an open mouth with large ears and a knob on top of the head . A very similar type is found in Etruscan art after 600 BC . Greek traders carried silverware decorated with griffins into the country of ...
... Greek art . The Greek version showed an open mouth with large ears and a knob on top of the head . A very similar type is found in Etruscan art after 600 BC . Greek traders carried silverware decorated with griffins into the country of ...
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... Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion . Cambridge , 1910 . Lucretius : De rerum natura . Trans . R. C. Trevelyan . Cambridge , 1937 , pp . 209–211 . Nilsson , Martin P .: A History of Greek Religion . Oxford , 1925 . Pliny : The ...
... Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion . Cambridge , 1910 . Lucretius : De rerum natura . Trans . R. C. Trevelyan . Cambridge , 1937 , pp . 209–211 . Nilsson , Martin P .: A History of Greek Religion . Oxford , 1925 . Pliny : The ...
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Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
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