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Golden Ass, The

(Encyclopedia)Golden Ass, The: see Apuleius, Lucius. ...

Golden Bough, The

(Encyclopedia)Golden Bough, The: see Frazer, Sir James George. ...

Golden Legend, The

(Encyclopedia)Golden Legend, The, collection of saints' lives written in the 13th cent. by Jacobus da Varagine. Originally entitled Legenda sanctorum [readings in the lives of the saints], it soon came to be called...

Helle

(Encyclopedia)Helle: see Golden Fleece.

Golden Horde, Empire of the

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Khanate of the Golden Horde (c.1300) Golden Horde, Empire of the, Mongol state comprising most of Russia, given as an appanage to Jenghiz Khan's oldest son, Juchi, and actually conquered and f...

Phrixus

(Encyclopedia)Phrixus frĭkˈsəs [key]: see Golden Fleece. ...

Golden Dawn, Hermetic Order of the

(Encyclopedia)Golden Dawn, Hermetic Order of the, occult-oriented fraternal organization established by the Freemasons in England (1888), led by S. L. MacGregor Mathers (1854–1917). The order's rituals were deriv...

Argonauts, in Greek mythology

(Encyclopedia)Argonauts: see Jason; Argo; Golden Fleece. ...

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

(Encyclopedia)Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Calif.: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Golden Spike National Historical PARK

(Encyclopedia)Golden Spike National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...