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Abe
Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May Or May Not Exist | Rick Spears, Kelly Milner Halls, Roxyanne Young
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Great children‘s read about cryptozoology! The last section tells about various cryptozoology creatures from around the world!

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CBee
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I consider myself semi knowledgeable in Greek mythology, but Stephen Fry is letting me know that there is still much more to learn! Bosporus and Oxford are basically the same word and get their origins from the story of Io (and Zeus being a cad, again). Plus I learned why the peacock is sacred to Hera! Enjoy 😊 #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Io_(mythology)

TheSpineView 😎😎😎 3w
Amiable I knew that “ford“ indicated water crossings -- where I live there are a number of towns near the shore that have it in their name (i.e. Guilford, Waterford, Milford, Stratford, etc.). I didn't know that Bosphorus was connected. Cool! 3w
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CBee @Amiable very cool! I didn‘t even connect “ford” with a water crossing before 🤷‍♀️ 3w
dabbe I have no clue about the meaning of oxford; thanks for sharing, #wordsmithextraordinaire! 💙❄️💙 3w
BookmarkTavern How interesting! 3w
TheBookHippie Facinating!!! 3w
CBee @dabbe the more you know 😊 3w
CatLass007 That‘s a lot of history for one word! Excellent!! 3w
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JuliaTheBookNerd
Native American Myths and Legends | Richard Erdoes, Alfonso Ortiz
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#NativeAmericanHeritage 💙🤎

#DaysDevotedTo… 🍂☕️🧣🍁🌙🥧🕯

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 4w
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Super_Jane
Odyssey | Stephen Fry
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4.5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

Stephen Fry once again delivered a brilliant book about the e Greek myths. An amazing addition to his series.

#myths #greek

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AnishaInkspill
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#Two4Tuesday, thanks @TheSpineView

1/ both - I can't choose, I 😍 them both
2/ dusty, unexpected, informative
extras (couldn't resist 😃) amazingly this is older than The Iliad and has somehow surived

TheSpineView 🧡🌅 Thanks for playing 2mo
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Jen2
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Delightful!

catsuit_mango I just read mythos and now need to read all his other books on mythology :) 2mo
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catsuit_mango
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Very grey day here, so i ll be in my reading nook with an epic book

Sleepswithbooks Love your space! 2mo
catsuit_mango @Sleepswithbooks thanks, that‘s my quiet corner :) 2mo
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emmasm08
The Voyage Home | Pat Barker
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The final one - great books ! I loved them all .

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mfarragher
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths | Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire

“The gods and goddesses were very much like us, with all our faults and failings.”