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Meanings of ancient greek mythology in English

Russian
мифы древней греции
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mitologia grega
Spanish
mitología griega
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mitologia grega
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Body of myths of the ancient Greeks.

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мифы древней греции
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Examples for "greek mythology"
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Case in point: In Greek mythology, Athena was the goddess of wisdom.
Reuters
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Stephen Fry fell in love with Greek mythology as a young boy.
Radio NZ
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AMPHITRYON, in Greek mythology, son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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Old Greek mythology would certainly make her a nymph of the hills.
Opening a Chestnut Burr
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Half woman and half bird, harpies figure large in classical Greek mythology.
The Irish Times
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Most of the Greek myths had meanings; they were not simply fairy stories.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 2
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So also, with the Greek myths; they teach plainly-theyhold no esoteric interpretations.
Watts (1817-1904)
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This opinion is confirmed by the Greek myths of the origin of Man.
Myth, Ritual and Religion, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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Greek myths were bedtime stories for theatre artist Miranda Manasiadis as a child.
Radio NZ
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Also at the Mercury tomorrow: Unmythable, all the Greek myths in just 70 minutes.
The Guardian
Usage of ancient greek mythology in English
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But like ancient Greek mythology, this modern tragedy is by no means inevitable.
The Guardian
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AMPHION and ZETHUS, in ancient Greek mythology, the twin sons of Zeus by Antiope.
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ALCMENE, in ancient Greek mythology, the daughter of Electryon, king of Mycenae, and wife of Amphitryon.
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AMPHITRITE, in ancient Greek mythology, a sea-goddess, daughter of Nereus (or Oceanus) and wife of Poseidon.
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And has been that way since long before Jason and his Argonauts, the legends of Ancient Greek mythology, crossed it.
BBC
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Women have often been portrayed as monsters, think Medusa from ancient Greek mythology or the monster mother-in-law in pop culture.
Radio NZ
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Others claim that, like the palladium that protected the city of Troy in Ancient Greek mythology, the stone must survive or London will fall.
News.com.au