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... means , the greatest influence on art and poetry . According to our fundamental ideas on the essential characteristics , on the natural laws NATURAL SCIENCE THE ORIGIN OF MYTHOLOGY . 3 Natural Science the Origin of Mythology.
... means , the greatest influence on art and poetry . According to our fundamental ideas on the essential characteristics , on the natural laws NATURAL SCIENCE THE ORIGIN OF MYTHOLOGY . 3 Natural Science the Origin of Mythology.
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... means of under- standing these mythologies are greater or less in different countries . The German mythology , for instance , is of all others the poorest and most circumscribed in the means of demonstrating its original completeness ...
... means of under- standing these mythologies are greater or less in different countries . The German mythology , for instance , is of all others the poorest and most circumscribed in the means of demonstrating its original completeness ...
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... means the lower atmosphere , in which the clouds float and the rainbow appears . " She had countless rivals , who changed themselves into all sorts of shapes , " etc. ( K. M. Ramler's Succinct Mythology . ) " She is the eldest daughter ...
... means the lower atmosphere , in which the clouds float and the rainbow appears . " She had countless rivals , who changed themselves into all sorts of shapes , " etc. ( K. M. Ramler's Succinct Mythology . ) " She is the eldest daughter ...
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... means the same as the Greek Demeter ( while Plutarch frequently uses the term Isis - Athena ) ; and that not merely at Sais , but in all places in Egypt , thou- sands of lamps burnt to indicate that sole , divine , and universally ...
... means the same as the Greek Demeter ( while Plutarch frequently uses the term Isis - Athena ) ; and that not merely at Sais , but in all places in Egypt , thou- sands of lamps burnt to indicate that sole , divine , and universally ...
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... means born on the third of the month . According to Democritus , because she conferred three cardinal virtues , -profound counsel , sound judgment , and justice in action . According to others , she is called a daughter of Hephæstos ...
... means born on the third of the month . According to Democritus , because she conferred three cardinal virtues , -profound counsel , sound judgment , and justice in action . According to others , she is called a daughter of Hephæstos ...
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