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"Ancient Carthage", "s": "Ancient Carthage: A dominant western Mediterranean power until its destruction in 146 BC."}, "https://codexery.com/cities/e/capitals/rome/": {"t": "Rome", "s": "The Eternal City, capital of Italy and cradle of Western civilization."}, "https://codexery.com/mythological-hunters/e/mythological-hunters/procris/": {"t": "Procris", "s": "Athenian princess whose death by her husband's hand became a cautionary tale."}, "https://codexery.com/lunar-goddesses/e/lunar-goddesses/pasipha/": {"t": "Pasiphaë", "s": "Daughter of Helios, queen of Crete, mother of the Minotaur."}, "https://codexery.com/mythological-rape-victims/e/mythological-rape-victims/caeneus/": {"t": "Caeneus", "s": "Lapith hero transformed from woman to invulnerable man.", "i": "https://codexery.com/mythological-rape-victims/img/mythological-rape-victims/caeneus.webp", "c": "Daderot · Public domain"}, "https://codexery.com/languages-and-dialects/e/languages-and-dialects/greek-language/": {"t": "Greek 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