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Symbolism from Mythology and Elsewhere

by Don L. F. Nilsen

and Alleen Pace Nilsen

Part II:

Greek and Roman Mythology

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Romulus and RemusRome, Italy

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Saturn, Bacchus & DionysusSaturnalia, Bacchinalia, & the Planet Saturn

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The Phoenix Rising vs. J. K. Rowling’s Phoenix Rising

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The Sphinx:“Riddle of the Sphinx”

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Tantalus (the Catch 22 god)and Tantalizing

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Thalia (Music, Dance, Song)Thanatos (Death)

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The Titans and The Titanic

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Boticelli’s Venus, Venus Fly Trap, Venus De Milo (Le Louvre) and the Planet Venus

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Vulcan vs. Spock (A Vulcan)

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Milky Way Galaxy and the Zodiac

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Astronomy and the ZodiacNorthern & Southern Constellations

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Mythological Places:Elysian Fields and Champs Elysees in Paris

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Scylla & Charybdis

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The River Styx (with Charon)The River Lethe & Phlegethon

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The Iliad & The Odyssy

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Helen of Troy

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The Trojan Horse

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Mythological ObjectsThe Golden Apple and the Judgment of Paris

Jason and the Golden Fleece

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The Philosopher’s Stone and the Beginnings of Chemistry

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Mythical Characters:Griffin, Satyr, Centaur, Unicorn

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Hogwarts Houses

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An Invented PlatformAnd An Invented Alley

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