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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

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12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

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Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar

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Norse mythology

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the world tree, Yggdrasill

the world tree, Yggdrasill

Norse god Odin (left) approaching the god Mimir's well beneath the world tree, Yggdrasill.

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