The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend.pdf

T H E F A C T S O N F I L E

E N C Y C L O P E D I A O F

World

Mythology

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THIRD EDITION

A N T HON Y S . M E RC ATA N T E

& J A M E S R . D O W

The Facts On File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition

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Mercatante, Anthony S.

The Facts On File encyclopedia of world mythology and legend / Anthony S. Mercatante &

James R. Dow—3rd ed.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-7311-5 (hc : alk. paper)

ISBN-13: 978-1-4381-2685-2 (e-book) 1. Mythology—Dictionaries. 2. Folklore—

Dictionaries. I. Dow, James R. II. Title.

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