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Like the two Greek goddesses, Siduri tries to dissuade Gilgamesh from the
pursuit of his journey by representing the pleasures of life, but the firm resolution
of the hero obliges her finally to help him cross the waters of death. In the Iliad ...
Like the two Greek goddesses, Siduri tries to dissuade Gilgamesh from the
pursuit of his journey by representing the pleasures of life, but the firm resolution
of the hero obliges her finally to help him cross the waters of death. In the Iliad ...
Page 548
(Left) Metallic death mask with movable ears from the Moon Pyramid in the
Moche Valley, Peru, 3rd-8th century AD. (Right) Ancient Mexican mask made of
porphyry found north of Texcoco, Mexico, Teotihuacan civilization, 3rd-4th
century AD.
(Left) Metallic death mask with movable ears from the Moon Pyramid in the
Moche Valley, Peru, 3rd-8th century AD. (Right) Ancient Mexican mask made of
porphyry found north of Texcoco, Mexico, Teotihuacan civilization, 3rd-4th
century AD.
Page 812
Life expectancy in some countries is less than half that in others, principally
because of high death rates among small children in the Infant developing
countries. In much of Southeast Asia, for ex- mortality ample, 40 percent of
children die by ...
Life expectancy in some countries is less than half that in others, principally
because of high death rates among small children in the Infant developing
countries. In much of Southeast Asia, for ex- mortality ample, 40 percent of
children die by ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 23 The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0852295537, 9780852295533 |
| Subjects | Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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