Death and the Serpent: Immortality in Science Fiction and FantasyCarl B. Yoke, Donald M. Hassler |
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... youth . This belief actually generated journeys to find a source of youth , the most famous of which was probably that of Ponce de León , who is alleged to have discovered Florida while looking for the mythical Fountain of Youth . The ...
... youth . This belief actually generated journeys to find a source of youth , the most famous of which was probably that of Ponce de León , who is alleged to have discovered Florida while looking for the mythical Fountain of Youth . The ...
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... youth Tithonus , Aurora asked Jupiter to grant him im- mortality , but she forgot to also ask for eternal youth . To her great mortification , he continued to live long beyond his normal life span but grew progressively older until ...
... youth Tithonus , Aurora asked Jupiter to grant him im- mortality , but she forgot to also ask for eternal youth . To her great mortification , he continued to live long beyond his normal life span but grew progressively older until ...
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... Youth and Tomorrow . One day his father gave him a science lesson by dissecting a partly hatched thrush's egg . His mother was shocked . Her “ con- viction that some things were too sacred to be explored , " Stapledon concludes , was ...
... Youth and Tomorrow . One day his father gave him a science lesson by dissecting a partly hatched thrush's egg . His mother was shocked . Her “ con- viction that some things were too sacred to be explored , " Stapledon concludes , was ...
Contents
Is There Life After Immortality? | 19 |
A Recent Idea | 39 |
The Elves of J R R Tolkien and Sylvia | 57 |
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