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Page 156
... fire springs from the earth in Lemnos , on the small mountain of Mosychlos , Hephaistos's companions were certain Kabeiroi called the Karkinoi , " the Crabs " . He himself was thought to be the god of subterranean fire . In our language ...
... fire springs from the earth in Lemnos , on the small mountain of Mosychlos , Hephaistos's companions were certain Kabeiroi called the Karkinoi , " the Crabs " . He himself was thought to be the god of subterranean fire . In our language ...
Page 164
... fire . Of laurel he made a tinder easy to handle . The warmth ex- panded to a conflagration . Hermes was the first to light a fire . In a pit arose a great blaze of dry wood . The flames shot up high , and the heat spread far around ...
... fire . Of laurel he made a tinder easy to handle . The warmth ex- panded to a conflagration . Hermes was the first to light a fire . In a pit arose a great blaze of dry wood . The flames shot up high , and the heat spread far around ...
Page 215
... fire . He hid it away - or so the later repetition of the same tale 724 goes on to explain . The great son of ... fire . The question of where Prometheus found the hidden fire is answered in several tales , Rivalry with Zeus and the ...
... fire . He hid it away - or so the later repetition of the same tale 724 goes on to explain . The great son of ... fire . The question of where Prometheus found the hidden fire is answered in several tales , Rivalry with Zeus and the ...
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THE BEGINNING OF THINGS | 15 |
THE MOIRAI HEKATE AND OTHER PRE OLYMPIAN | 31 |
THE GREAT GODDESS OF LOVE | 66 |
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