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Presents a panorama of beliefs reflecting every aspect of Pennsylvania German life, from superstitions about childbirth...  Read More >>

The Odyssey tells the story of the long and painful return of Odysseus from the Trojan War to his homeland of Ithaka....  Read More >>

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Love of Nature Among the Romans: During the Later Decades of the Republic, and the First Century...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Jataka, or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births, Vol. 2 By the kind permission of the Secretary...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Die Deutsche Goetterlehre und Ihre Verwertung in Kunst und Dichtung, Vol. 1 of 2: Deutsche Goetterlehre...  Read More >>

In the 1970s, the CIA was concerned about rumours of Soviet research into psychotronics and remote viewing. Naturally,...  Read More >>

In the aftermath of war, a young boy tries to hold his family together. As his sister recovers from a terrible...  Read More >>

Excerpt from La Alessandra di Licofrone: Testo, Traduzione e Commento Con l'indice termina il presente lavoro; ed...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Die Sage vom Trojanischen Kriege in den Bearbeitungen des Mittelalters und Ihren Antiken Quellen F...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Die ltesten Sagen der Latiner: Eine Akademische Gelegenheitsschrift Digtzed bynem ganzen Laufe nach...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Legends of Florence: From the People and Re-Told Etruscan-roman Remains in Popular Tradition con sists,...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Loki und Sein Mythenkreis Naturlich durfen Wieland und Loki nur als verwandte Wesen angesehen, nicht...  Read More >>

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1902, this book provides an extensive survey of the tradition of votive offerings in ancient...  Read More >>

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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1851 Original Publisher: S. S. Lyon  Read More >>

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