Article: SIMON: MIXING MYTH WITH MYTHOLOGY

When he won at home in Illinois on Tuesday, his first triumph in two-dozen contests, Sen. Paul Simon likened his rebirth to that of Antaeus, a figure from Greek mythology who regained strength when he touched the earth. Author of 11 books, Simon can fairly claim to be the top writer in the field. But if he checks his Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, he'll find Antaeus was (a) a Libyan giant; (b) "a monstrous bandit who forced all travelers to wrestle with him"; and (c) ultimately croaked by a Greek named Hercules.

Simon does not ...

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