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... Peloponnesus , known as Aegialus , and conquered it . They expelled the IONIANS and gave the region the name of Achaea , which it retained under the Romans . Although it is hard to see why there is no mention of local Achaeans in the ...
... Peloponnesus , known as Aegialus , and conquered it . They expelled the IONIANS and gave the region the name of Achaea , which it retained under the Romans . Although it is hard to see why there is no mention of local Achaeans in the ...
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... Peloponnesus . Herodotus , however , used the name Dorian to mean all the Hellenes ; he believed the lonians to be Pelasgians , pre - Hellenic inhabitants of Greece . The actual origin of the Dorians is uncertain , but the principal ...
... Peloponnesus . Herodotus , however , used the name Dorian to mean all the Hellenes ; he believed the lonians to be Pelasgians , pre - Hellenic inhabitants of Greece . The actual origin of the Dorians is uncertain , but the principal ...
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... Peloponnesus , but a year later a plague broke out which an oracle blamed on this premature invasion . Hyllus withdrew his forces , but , encouraged by the Delphic oracle's prophecy that the Heraclids would succeed in “ the third crop ...
... Peloponnesus , but a year later a plague broke out which an oracle blamed on this premature invasion . Hyllus withdrew his forces , but , encouraged by the Delphic oracle's prophecy that the Heraclids would succeed in “ the third crop ...
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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