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 22
... Poseidon and Hades , Zeus was given the sky to rule , Poseidon the sea , and Hades the underworld . Mount Olympus ( the seat of the gods in Thessaly ) and the earth were regarded as common territory . A dying - and - rising god whom the ...
... Poseidon and Hades , Zeus was given the sky to rule , Poseidon the sea , and Hades the underworld . Mount Olympus ( the seat of the gods in Thessaly ) and the earth were regarded as common territory . A dying - and - rising god whom the ...
Page 62
... POSEIDON . When Ares killed Halirrhothius on the spot , Poseidon , in revenge , had him tried at once for murder by the assembly of gods . Ares was acquitted , and later the Athenians named their homicide court the Areopagus ( Hill of ...
... POSEIDON . When Ares killed Halirrhothius on the spot , Poseidon , in revenge , had him tried at once for murder by the assembly of gods . Ares was acquitted , and later the Athenians named their homicide court the Areopagus ( Hill of ...
Page 130
... POSEIDON sent Minos a magnificent bull from the sea . However , because Minos neglected to sacrifice the bull , Poseidon cursed him , causing his wife , Pasiphae , to fall madly in love with the creature . With the aid of the craftsman ...
... POSEIDON sent Minos a magnificent bull from the sea . However , because Minos neglected to sacrifice the bull , Poseidon cursed him , causing his wife , Pasiphae , to fall madly in love with the creature . With the aid of the craftsman ...
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