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Not to mythology, but to ancient history. Mausollos was the ruler of a small kingdom in Asia Minor.

His widow had a giant tomb built for him. The tomb of Mausollos = Mausoleum.

It was so great that it counted as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

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