The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies

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Atlas--His Parentage--Transformed by Perseus into a Mountain-- Explanation of the Fable--Pleiades--Hyades--Hesperides--Orion --His Parentage, Exploits and Death--Transformation into a Constellation--Perseus--His Parentage--Rescue of Andromeda-- Death of Acrisius 129