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... myth . There are in Greece several mythological names derived from the Greek word for whale ( кntos ) : One Keteus was the mythological king of the Arcadians ; the mythical ancestor in Tanagra also had the same name . Willamowitz ...
... myth . There are in Greece several mythological names derived from the Greek word for whale ( кntos ) : One Keteus was the mythological king of the Arcadians ; the mythical ancestor in Tanagra also had the same name . Willamowitz ...
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... mythology thus meaning the lore of popular beliefs . Outside literature and folklore the term myth is nowadays also used in religion , anthropology , so- ciology , and psychoanalysis1 . Under the influence of modern psychology myths ...
... mythology thus meaning the lore of popular beliefs . Outside literature and folklore the term myth is nowadays also used in religion , anthropology , so- ciology , and psychoanalysis1 . Under the influence of modern psychology myths ...
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... myth of the White Whale one to which his heart throbbed in response « . He found in it possibilities of expressing ... myth and still moves within the sphere of the original myth . To a reader not acquainted with popular tradition , the ...
... myth of the White Whale one to which his heart throbbed in response « . He found in it possibilities of expressing ... myth and still moves within the sphere of the original myth . To a reader not acquainted with popular tradition , the ...
Contents
List of Illustrations | 11 |
Reynolds Mocha Dick | 42 |
Newells Account | 55 |
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