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... ancient authors give no clear idea of the creature or its role in cult or legend . But the griffin of ancient legend is nevertheless a strange creature . The first literary reference to griffins was made by Aristeas of Proconnesus . But ...
... ancient authors give no clear idea of the creature or its role in cult or legend . But the griffin of ancient legend is nevertheless a strange creature . The first literary reference to griffins was made by Aristeas of Proconnesus . But ...
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... ancient Egyptian mythology Seth took the shape of a hippopotamus and was killed by Horus . During the First Dynasty priests of Horus at Solfu would row out into the middle of the sacred lake there and dismember a hippo - shaped cake ...
... ancient Egyptian mythology Seth took the shape of a hippopotamus and was killed by Horus . During the First Dynasty priests of Horus at Solfu would row out into the middle of the sacred lake there and dismember a hippo - shaped cake ...
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... Ancient India as Described by Megasthenes . Calcutta , 1877 . : Ancient India as Described in Classical Literature . West- minster , 1901 , pp . 3 , 51 . Minns , E. H. Scythians and Greeks . Cambridge , 1913 , pp . 6 , 113 . Pliny : The ...
... Ancient India as Described by Megasthenes . Calcutta , 1877 . : Ancient India as Described in Classical Literature . West- minster , 1901 , pp . 3 , 51 . Minns , E. H. Scythians and Greeks . Cambridge , 1913 , pp . 6 , 113 . 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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