Mythology: An Illustrated EncyclopediaAn illustrated survey of the world's principal myths examines each of the major mythological systems and explores such common mythological themes as creation, man and woman, flood, death, and paradise |
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| Title | Mythology: An Illustrated Encyclopedia |
| Editors | Richard Cavendish, Trevor Oswald Ling |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Random House Incorporated, 1980 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | Jun 5, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0847802868, 9780847802869 |
| Length | 303 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / General |
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