The Macmillan Illustrated Encyclopedia of Myths & LegendsMacmillan, 1989 - 260 pages Fully indexed and containing lavish color illustrations and a wealth of line drawings, this is the most up-to-date, beautiful, and graphically useful reference of its kind on the market today. |
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Page 100
... Hera should be his wife . Several myths exist about their courtship , and various shrines in Greece commemorate it . Hera had four children by Zeus : the war god ARES , the smith god HEPHAistos , the goddess of childbirth Ilithyia , and ...
... Hera should be his wife . Several myths exist about their courtship , and various shrines in Greece commemorate it . Hera had four children by Zeus : the war god ARES , the smith god HEPHAistos , the goddess of childbirth Ilithyia , and ...
Page 101
Arthur Cotterell. HERA HINUN - Asia Minor . When Heracles arrived , he was welcomed by Hippolyta , who handed over the belt without demur . But Hera was furious that Heracles should have such luck , and stirred up the Amazons against him ...
Arthur Cotterell. HERA HINUN - Asia Minor . When Heracles arrived , he was welcomed by Hippolyta , who handed over the belt without demur . But Hera was furious that Heracles should have such luck , and stirred up the Amazons against him ...
Page 209
... HERA changed her into a white heifer and set the hundred - eyed monster Argus to watch over her . However , HERMES killed Argus while the monster was sleeping . Hera then sent a gadfly to torment lo , driving her across Europe to Asia ...
... HERA changed her into a white heifer and set the hundred - eyed monster Argus to watch over her . However , HERMES killed Argus while the monster was sleeping . Hera then sent a gadfly to torment lo , driving her across Europe to Asia ...
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