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When Mad Sweeney introduces himself to Shadow Moon as a leprechaun in American Gods, he is being totally ... Irish mythology connected with the main deities of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland.

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Aside from the spirits, worshipped privately at home, the Romans had a large number of public gods. Many gods were believed to have taken part in the founding of Rome. All were consulted and ...

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