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Mythology Through the Ages

Common Mythological Themes

Earliest Known Myths

Origins of Mythology

Mesopotamian Mythology

Egyptian Mythology

The Story of Isis and Osiris

Horus and Set: The Battle of Good vs. Evil

The Twelve Hours of the Underworld

The River Styx

History in Myth