Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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Page 213
... Messenian cousins and watched helplessly as Lynceus and Idas went off toward Messenia driving the entire herd . When they realized that they had been tricked , they determined to retaliate . They marched on Messenia , recovered the ...
... Messenian cousins and watched helplessly as Lynceus and Idas went off toward Messenia driving the entire herd . When they realized that they had been tricked , they determined to retaliate . They marched on Messenia , recovered the ...
Page 377
... Messenia . Andania may also have been called Messene at the time of its founding . In myth , the land of Messenia is often called Messene , though the later city of that name seems to have had no great importance in the mythological ...
... Messenia . Andania may also have been called Messene at the time of its founding . In myth , the land of Messenia is often called Messene , though the later city of that name seems to have had no great importance in the mythological ...
Page 507
... Messenia . It was said to have been founded by Pylas , the exiled king of Megara , who colonized it with his Leleges . When Neleus came to Messenia , he was welcomed by his uncle Aphareus , who ruled in Arene . Neleus settled in Pylus ...
... Messenia . It was said to have been founded by Pylas , the exiled king of Megara , who colonized it with his Leleges . When Neleus came to Messenia , he was welcomed by his uncle Aphareus , who ruled in Arene . Neleus settled in Pylus ...
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According accounts Achilles Adrastus Aeschylus Aetolia ancient Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius appeared Argonauts Argos Artemis Athens became bore brother brought called carried caused child claimed Crete daughter death descendants died Dionysus earth eponym Eteocles Euripides Fabulae father fell followed force gave Giants give given goddess gods Greek Hades hand head Helen Hera Heracles Hermes Hesiod Homer honor horse husband Hyginus identified Iliad island Italy Jason killed king known land later leader lived married Medea Messenia Metamorphoses Minos mother Mount murder myths nymph Odysseus offered once oracle originally Ovid Pausanias perhaps Perseus Poseidon punished refused region remained returned river Roman rule sailed seems sent ships sister sons story Thebes Theseus Thestius throne told took Trojan Troy turned wife women worshiped writers young youth Zeus