Library of General Books
Here is our selection of books to form a general library on mythologies (illustrated books)
- Larousse junior of Mythology
- History of religions: Beliefs around the world
- The Great Civilizations: Egyptians – Greeks – Romans – Mayas – Gauls – Vikings
- Mythologies of the world – Notebook
- Mythologies of the world
- Monsters
- Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition
- Classical Mythology A to Z
- The Extraordinary Book of Fantastic Creatures
- The little Larousse illustrated with legends and myths
- The Big Book of Mythology: Discovering timeless myths.
- 100 gods and heroes of Mythology
Library of Books on the Mythologies of the African Continent
Books on African Mythology
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Bantu Mythology Books
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Books on Koi-san mythology
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Books on Niger-Congo mythology
Comics / Illustrated:
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- The ancient kingdom of Dahomey, mores, religion, history
- Tales and legends of Benin
- water god
- There is no small quarrel
- Fulani initiation tales
- Tales and legends in Serer country
- Wisdom and malice of M'bolo, the African hare
- To and the Chameleon: Gbaya Tales from the Central African Republic
Only in English:
- Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
- The Akan, Other Africans and The Sirius Star System
- Children of the Benin Kingdom
- Sacred Symbols of the Dogon
- Efik Moonlight Tales, Calabar Nigeria
- The Timbuktu Chronicles, 1493-1599
- Ancient West African Kingdoms
- Legend of the Walking Dead: Igbo Mythologies
- Yoruba Proverbs
- Forest of A Thousand Daemons
- Yoruba Legends (Forgotten Books)
- The Lost History of the Little People
Books on North African and Egyptian mythology
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- Egyptian Mythology - Notebook
- Tales from Nubia
- Lambidou: Collection of African tales
- The Tales of Thoth: Fables, Tales and Myths of Ancient Egypt
- Horus: the prince of Egypt
- Isis & Osiris: The rulers of the two kingdoms
- Anubis: Realm of the Dead
- Mythology Egyptian gods
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- Tales and legends: Ancient Egypt
- One Thousand and One Nights, Volume 1
- One Thousand and One Nights, Volume 2
- One Thousand and One Nights, Volume 3
- Tales of Berber sages
- Tales and legends of Tunisia
- Egyptian Mythology: Discover Ancient Egyptian History and Egyptian Gods
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- The Penguin Book of Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt
- The Last Storytellers: Tales from the Heart of Morocco
Sahara Mythology Books
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Books on Mesopotamian / Semitic Mythology
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- Mesopotamia: Writing, Reason and the Gods
- The oldest religion: In Mesopotamia
- In the beginning were the gods
- History Begins in Sumer
- Carthage: And the Punic World
- Military history of the Punic Wars
- The Legend of Carthage
- Tales from Yemen: Bed of Stone, Bed of Glass
- The tales and legends of Kabylie
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- Stories from Ancient Canaan
- Mesopotamia: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Mesopotamia History and Civilizations
Library of Books on the Mythologies of the North American Continent
Books on North American Mythology
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- Native American spiritual heritage
- Thunderbird and other stories
- The Man Who Married the Moon and Other Stories
- What We Owe to Native Americans and How They Changed the World
- North American Indians. Complete Portfolios
- Indian Land: Native American Spirituality, Legends and Prophecies
- Animal totems – In the Native American tradition
- Barefoot on Sacred Ground: (Excerpts I, II)
- And Coyote created the world
- Indian legends
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Books on Algic mythology
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- Chi-mewinzha: Ojibwe Stories from Leech Lake
- The Legend of Sleeping Bear
- The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend
- The Legend of Bigfoot: Leaving His Mark on the World
- The Crow's Tale: A Lenni Lenape Native American Legend
- The Algonquin Legends of New England
- Tales from Maliseet Country
- Wyandot Folk Lore
- The First Fire: Stories Of The Cherokee, Kickapoo, Kiowa, And Tigua
- Forgotten Tales of Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Books on Athabaskan Mythology
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- How Raven Got His Crooked Nose: An Alaskan Dena'ina Fable
- Diné Bahane': The Navajo Creation Story
- Walking the Land, Feeding the Fire: Knowledge and Stewardship Among the Tlicho Dene
- Tales from the Dena: Indian Stories from the Tanana, Koyukuk, and Yukon Rivers
- How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend
- Apache Legends & Lore of Southern New Mexico: From the Sacred Mountain
- Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival
Aztec-Ute Mythology Books
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- The Empire of the Summer Moon
- The 13 original mothers – The initiatory path of Native American women
- The Aztecs
- Aztec and Mayan myths
- Human sacrifice among the Aztecs
- The Four Toltec Agreements
- The Mayans: Rise and Fall of a Civilization
- The Mayas
- The lost cities of the Maya
Only in English:
- The Cahuilla Indians
- Pueblo Gods And Myths
- The Zunis: Self-Portrayals
- Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale
- Native American Animal Stories
- Legends of the Northern Paiute
- Myths And Legends Of The Pacific Northwest: Especially Of Washington And Oregon
- The Journey of Tai-me
- Apache Legends & Lore of Southern New Mexico: From the Sacred Mountain
- The Legend of the Bluebonnet
- The Lost History of Aztec & Maya
- Ute Legends
Hokane Mythology Books
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- Mount Shasta's Forgotten History & Legends
- Havasupai Legends: Religion and Mythology of the Indians of the Grand Canyon
- Pomo Indian Myths and Some of their Sacred Meanings
- Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest
- The Inland Whale: Nine Stories Retold from California Indian Legends
Inuit Mythology Books
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Books on Iroquois Mythology
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- The Legends of the Iroquois
- Skywoman – A Symphonic Odyssey Of Iroquois Legends
- The Song of Hiawatha
- Legends, Traditions and Laws, of the Iroquois, or Six Nations
- Legends of the Iroquois
Books on Muskogean Mythology
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- Cherokee Mythology: Captivating Myths and Legends of a Native American Tribe
- Cherokee Myths and Legends: Thirty Tales Retold
- Choctaw Tales
- Legends of the Seminoles
- Indian Creek Chronicles
- Myths and Traditions of the Arikara Indians
- Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales
- Native American Legends of the Southeast
- Aunt Mary, Tell Me a Story: A Collection of Cherokee Legends & Tales
Books on Penutian Mythology
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- Heroes and Heroines in Tlingit Haida Legend
- Haa Shuka, Our Ancestors: Tlingit Oral Narratives
- How a Mountain Was Made: Stories
- Two Bear Cubs: A Miwok Legend from California's Yosemite Valley
- The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay Area
- Hear Me, My Chiefs! Nez Perce History and Legend
Books on Salish Mythology
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- Tsawalk: A Nuu-chah-nulth Worldview
- Kwakiutl Legends: as told to Pamela Whitaker by Chief James Wallas
- Honne, the Spirit of the Chehalis
- Haboo: Native American Stories from Puget Sound
- Salish Myths and Legends: One People's Stories
- Folk-Tales of the Coast Salish
Sioux Mythology Books
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- Folklore of the Winnebago Tribe
- Myths of the Sacred Tree
- Legends of the Kaw: The Folk-Lore of the Indians of the Kansas River Valley
- Traditions of the Osage
- American Indian Stories and Old Indian Legends
- Stories of the Sioux
Library of Books on the Mythologies of the South American Continent
Books on South American Mythology
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Andean Mythology Books
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- The Fabulous Discovery of the Lost City of the Incas: The Discovery of Machu Picchu
- Aztecs and Incas: History of the Conquest of Mexico, History of the Conquest of Peru
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- Inca Mythology: Captivating Inca Myths of Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures
- Mesoamerican Mythology
Chibchan mythology books
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- Tales of the Taino Gods
- The Invisible Hunters: A Legend from the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua
- Trisba & Sula: A Miskitu Folktale from Nicaragua
Books on Macro-Carib mythology
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Books on Macro-Jê mythology
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Books on Macro-Panoan Mythology
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Books on Macro-Tucanoan Mythology
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Books on Maya Mythology
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Library of Books on the Mythologies of the European Continent
Books on European Mythology
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Books on Anatolian mythology
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- Tales from Asia Minor
- The Hittites
- Our Ancestors the Thracians: Ideological Uses of Antiquity in Southeastern Europe
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- Phrygia: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Phrygian
- Ancient Middle East
- Warriors of Anatolia
- Ancient Anatolia
- From Hittite to Homer
Balkan Mythology Books
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- Greece and the Balkans
- The Romance of Alexander.: The life and deeds of Alexander of Macedon.
- Our Ancestors the Thracians: Ideological Uses of Antiquity in Southeastern Europe
- Balkan legends
- The Veneti
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- Albanian Folktales and Legends
- Thracian Magic: Past & Present
- Croatian Tales of Long Ago
- Serbian Fairy Tales
- The Illyrians
- The Dacian War
- Armies of the Thracians and Dacians, 500 BC to Ad 150: History, Organization and Equipment
- History of Romania
Books on Baltic Mythology
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- Curious Countries: The Mystery Animals of Scandinavia and the Baltic States
- Wonder Tales from Baltic Wizards
- Latvian Folktales
Books on Celtic Mythology
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- Contes integrales – My most beautiful legends of the Middle Ages
- Medieval legends: Arthur – Perceval – Tristan & Iseult – Mélusine
- Celtic Stories – Legends and Wonderful Tales from Ireland, Scotland, Britain and Wales
- The legend of King Arthur illustrated
- Tales and legends of Ireland
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- Keltoi – Legends of the Early Celts
- The mythology of the Celtic world
- Tales and legends of the Celtic countries
- Celtic Myths: The White Goddess
- On the road to the most beautiful Celtic legends
- The Legend of King Arthur – Complete Version
- The Four Branches of the "Mabinogi" and other medieval Welsh tales
- The Legend of the City of Ys: (from old texts)
- Four Scottish Folk Tales: Four Scottish Folk Tales
- The Gauls: Myths and Legends
- Tales and legends of Ireland
- The Irish Mythological Cycle and Celtic Mythology
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- celtic fairy tales
- Cornish Folk Tales
- An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Castle Legends
- Welsh Legends and Myths
- Exploring the Magic of Welsh Legend & Lore
- The Folk-Lore of the Isle of Man
- The Mammoth Book of Celtic Myths and Legends
- The Lost Tomb of King Arthur
- Celtic Mythology: Dive Into The Depths Of Ancient Celtic Folklore
- Irish Folk and Fairy Tales
- Celtic Mythology: A Concise Guide to the Gods, Sagas and Beliefs
- Ireland's Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth
- Scottish Myths & Legends
- The Book of Celtic Myths
Books on Germanic and Norse Mythology
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- Norse Mythology: A Journey to Discover Viking Mythology
- Northern Tales
- viking mythology
- The 100 legends of Norse mythology
- Norse Mythology: From the Origins of the Universe to Ragnarok
- Norse Mythology: The Best Book on Viking Mythology
- Tales and Legends: The Vikings
- The Edda: Tales of Norse Mythology
Only in English:
- Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic
- Dictionary of Northern Mythology
- Gods and Myths of Northern Europe
- The Saga of the Volsungs: With the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok
- An Illustrated Treasury of Swedish Folk and Fairy Tales
- Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic
- Dictionary of Northern Mythology
- The Poetic Edda
books on greek mythology
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- Mythology The Greek heroes: Helen – Theseus – Ulysses – Hercules
- Mythology The Greek gods: Athena – Hermes – Persephone – Zeus
- The Iliad – Volume 01: The apple of discord
- The Iliad – Volume 02: The War of the Gods
- The Iliad – Volume 03: The Fall of Troy
- Icarus with golden wings
- Thésé's soap operae
- Greek Mythology – The Complete
- Illustrated Greek Myths
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- The Theogony, Works and Days and other poems
- Sparta
- Dionysus
- Shiva and Dionysus: The Religion of Nature and Eros, From Prehistory to the Future
- Tales and Legends: The Heroes of Ancient Greece
- The twelve labors of Hercules
- The most beautiful stories of Greek mythology
- Tales and legends of Greek mythology
Only in English:
- The Song of Achilles: A Novel
- mythos
- troy
- Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece
- The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries
- Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold
- Heroes: The myths of the Ancient Greek heroes retold
- The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition
- Treasury of Greek Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters
- D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
- The Best of the Achaeans: Concepts of the Hero in Archaic Greek Poetry
Books on Fennic Mythology
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- The Folk-Tales Of The Magyars Collected By Kriza
- Lightbringers of the North: Secrets of the Occult Tradition of Finland
- The Nenets' Song
- God Wears Many Skins: Myth and Folklore of the Sami People
- Kalevala: The Epic of the Finnish People
Books on Roman mythology
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- History of the Etruscans
- Tales and Legends of the Birth of Rome
- Tales and Legends: Ovid's Metamorphoses
- Tales and legends: The heroes of ancient Rome
- Tales and Legends: The Birth of Rome
- A day in ancient Rome: In the footsteps of a Roman, in the capital of the most powerful of empires
- SPQR. History of ancient Rome
- Roman myths
- Romulus, Twin and King: Facts of a Legend
- Discovering Basque mythology
- Marco Polo
- Fiabe italiane – Italian tales, bilingual edition
- Tales and Legends: Legends of Corsica
- The tales of Provence
- Legends and tales of Provence
- Fantastic Beings in Provence: Fairies, Witches, Goblins
- Frederic Mistral Tales of Provence
- The most beautiful tales of the Pyrenees
- TALES AND LEGENDS OF OCCITANIA
- Tales, stories and legends from the countries of France
- Beliefs, myths and legends of the countries of France
- Tales and legends from the regions of France
- Tales and legends of Spain
- Legends and Tales of Portugal
- Tales from Portugal
- Tales from the Alhambra
Only in English:
- Sardinia: Island of Myths, Giants and Magic
- Legends and Popular Tales of the Basque People
- Ancient Rome: An Enthralling Overview of Roman History, Starting From the Romulus and Remus Myth
- Roman Empire: Rise & The Fall
- Legends and Popular Tales of the Basque People
- Tales of the Alhambra
Books on Slavic Mythology
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- Mythology and religion of the pagan Slavs
- Collection of Slavic Tales and Legends: Stories, Folklore, Fairy Tales, Demons, Monsters, Gods, Mythology, Wild Hunt, Baba Yaga, Creation of the World, Creatures of Slavic Myth
- Tales of the Slavic sages
- Polish Tales: Maciek and Wojtek
- Croatia: Potik's journey and other tales
- Russian tales
- Russian tales
- Russian tales
- Russian myths
- Russian folk tales T1.: Translated from Russian by Lise Gruel-Apert
- Russian Folk Tales: Volume 2
- Afanasiev's Russian Tales: The Firebird
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- Myths and Folk-tales of the Russians, Western Slavs, and the Magyars
- Russian Fairy Tales
- Slavic Witchcraft: Old World Conjuring Spells and Folklore
- Ukrainian Folktales: The collection of folktales from the Ukraine consists of one book with 27 folktales
Library of Books on the Mythologies of the Far East Continent
Far Eastern Mythology Books
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Chinese mythology books
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Korean Mythology Books
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- Korean Mythology: Captivating Myths, Legends, and Folktales from Korea
- Korean Children's Favorite Stories: Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales
- The Nine Cloud Dream
Japanese mythology books
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- Tales and Legends: The Samurai
- Japanese Tales
- Tales and legends of Japan
- Yokai Dictionary
- Japanese fables and legends
- Japan ghost stories
- Spirits & Creatures of Japan
- Japanese Mythology: Top Myths About Gods, Yokai, Ghosts, Demons, and Monsters of the Rising Sun
- Japanese Mythology: An Incredible Journey Through Japanese Myths
- Japanese Mythology: Discovering Japanese Myths. A journey through the Legends, Monsters and Spirits that have made the History of Japan Unique.
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Mongol Mythology Books
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Tibet Mythology Books
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Library of Books on the Mythologies of the Oceania Continent
Oceanian Mythology Books
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Books on Aboriginal mythology
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Books on Austro-Asian mythology
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Austronesian Mythology Books
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- Filipino Children's Favorite Stories: Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales
- Philippine Myths, Legends, and Folktales
- Filipino Ghost Stories: Spine-Tingling Tales of Supernatural Encounters and Hauntings
Oceanic Islands Mythology Books
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- Pele, Volcano Goddess of Hawai'i
- The POLYNESIAN TATTOO Handbook
- The Maori: The History and Legacy of New Zealand's Indigenous People
Library of Books on the Mythologies of the Orient Continent
books on oriental mythology
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Books on Dravidian Mythology
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- The Secret of Nagas (Tamil)
- Tales of India
- The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version Of The Indian Epic
- The Rig Veda
books on indian mythology
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- Ramayana: Divine Loophole
- Tales of India
- Classic Tales from India: How Ganesh Got His Elephant Head and Other Stories
- Seasons of Splendor: Tales, Myths and Legends of India
- The Illustrated Mahabharata: The Definitive Guide to India's Greatest Epic
Books on Mesopotamia Mythology
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- Enuma Elish: The Babylonian Creation Epic
- Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary
- Inanna
- Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, The Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others
Books on Persian-Caucasian mythology
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- The Gathas: The Sublime Book of Zarathustra
- One Thousand and One Nights, Volume 1
- One Thousand and One Nights, Volume 2
- One Thousand and One Nights, Volume 3
- Mani and the Manichaean tradition
- The Gardens of Light
- Iran, a 4000 year history
- The Book of Heroes
- The Book of Dede Korkut in the language of the Oghuz people
- 15 tales from Armenia
- Tales from Armenia: Epic, folk tales and legends
- The Armenian legend of David of Sassoun
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