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Where did the ancient (the ones who fought the Trojans) Greeks believe the world to be?

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Why does Achilles sacrifice 12 Trojan men on Patroclus' funeral pyre? Will this benefit Patroclus in the afterlife? (Illiad Book 23)

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Does anyone know of other publications by Hertha von Dechend, co-author of "Hamlet's Mill"?

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Are there any examples of gods or people boasting of their ability to engage in multiple acts of sex in succession?

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If there is a preponderance of seductive water nymphs in mythology, then why is that so?

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