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... Lord of all , " appeared as the creative , but also the destructive force in Nature . The goddess Belit or Baaltis ( in Herodotus Mylitta ) , the queen and mother of the gods , is the fruitful and reproductive principle , the goddess of ...
... Lord of all , " appeared as the creative , but also the destructive force in Nature . The goddess Belit or Baaltis ( in Herodotus Mylitta ) , the queen and mother of the gods , is the fruitful and reproductive principle , the goddess of ...
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... lord of heaven . " 2 Mikado , the most general title of the emperors , is derived either from Mi , " honorable , " and Kado , " gate " ( compare " Sublime Porte , " and " Pharaoh ” p . 1 , note 3 ) , or from Mika , “ great , " and to ...
... lord of heaven . " 2 Mikado , the most general title of the emperors , is derived either from Mi , " honorable , " and Kado , " gate " ( compare " Sublime Porte , " and " Pharaoh ” p . 1 , note 3 ) , or from Mika , “ great , " and to ...
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... lord of the sky , and ruler of all other gods as well as of men ; Poseidon , god of the sea ; Apollo , probably originally the highest god of some local district , the divinity of wisdom , of healing , of music and poetry , but not ...
... lord of the sky , and ruler of all other gods as well as of men ; Poseidon , god of the sea ; Apollo , probably originally the highest god of some local district , the divinity of wisdom , of healing , of music and poetry , but not ...
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... lord of all Britain . Wes- sex , Kent , Sussex , he ruled by inheritance ; Mercia , Essex , East Anglia , by conquest from the Danes ; Northumberland , Wales , Scotland , Strath- clyde , as overlord . Eadward died in 925 , and was ...
... lord of all Britain . Wes- sex , Kent , Sussex , he ruled by inheritance ; Mercia , Essex , East Anglia , by conquest from the Danes ; Northumberland , Wales , Scotland , Strath- clyde , as overlord . Eadward died in 925 , and was ...
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... was independent after the time of Charles the Bald . Wars of Ruy Diaz , called by the Arabs Cid , i . e . Lord ( died 1099 ) . 14 § 6. THE EAST . Eastern Empire . 527-565 . A. D. 209 Spanish Peninsula . Spanish Peninsula.
... was independent after the time of Charles the Bald . Wars of Ruy Diaz , called by the Arabs Cid , i . e . Lord ( died 1099 ) . 14 § 6. THE EAST . Eastern Empire . 527-565 . A. D. 209 Spanish Peninsula . Spanish Peninsula.
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