For example, there is a mysterious dedication at the beginning of the text wherein a certain " Mr . W . H . " is described as " the only begetter " of the poems by the publisher Thomas Thorpe, but it is not known who this man was . ( A popular contender is Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, " right " . ) Also, although the works were written by William Shakespeare, it is not known if the publisher used an authorized manuscript from him, or an unauthorized copy.
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In addition, procreative deities, either male or female, played a part in the birth of other deities or great personages, such as the Ugaritic tradition of Lady Asherah, the Progenitress of the gods; Nanna, the'begetter of gods and men'; the Assyrian traditions that Tukulti-Urta was created by the gods in the womb of his mother and that Sennacherib's birth was assisted by Ea, who provided a'spacious womb', and Assur,'the god, my begetter'; and the North Arabian myth of the mother goddess who was responsible for Dusares ."
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In addition, procreative deities, either male or female, played a part in the birth of other deities or great personages, such as the Ugaritic tradition of Lady Asherah, the Progenitress of the gods; Nanna, the'begetter of gods and men'; the Assyrian traditions that Tukulti-Urta was created by the gods in the womb of his mother and that Sennacherib's birth was assisted by Ea, who provided a'spacious womb', and Assur,'the god, my begetter'; and the North Arabian myth of the mother goddess who was responsible for Dusares ."
