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Page 74
... mountains - the western outliers of the Central Asiatic highlands - which they called by a name which Aristeas took to be ' Caucusus ' , whence a furious wind issued from a cavern . This he took to be Boreas , and beyond that were the ...
... mountains - the western outliers of the Central Asiatic highlands - which they called by a name which Aristeas took to be ' Caucusus ' , whence a furious wind issued from a cavern . This he took to be Boreas , and beyond that were the ...
Page 76
... Mountains , and the Turco - Tartars that Aristeas was describing . The real crux of the problem is that we do not know how the Issedonians themselves described the creature , as Bolton points out . ' Actually as half - lion and half ...
... Mountains , and the Turco - Tartars that Aristeas was describing . The real crux of the problem is that we do not know how the Issedonians themselves described the creature , as Bolton points out . ' Actually as half - lion and half ...
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... mountain lion . It had telescopic legs which enabled it to graze on the steep slopes of mountains . The squonk was a creature which was said to be found in the forests of Pennsylvania . A shy beast because of its horrible warty ...
... mountain lion . It had telescopic legs which enabled it to graze on the steep slopes of mountains . The squonk was a creature which was said to be found in the forests of Pennsylvania . A shy beast because of its horrible warty ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
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