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Page 365
Not content with this, Athena helped Perseus to behead Medusa, and he later
gave her the head to wear in the center of her aegis. Some writers say that
Athena guided his hand, or even killed Medusa herself, flaying her in order to use
her ...
Not content with this, Athena helped Perseus to behead Medusa, and he later
gave her the head to wear in the center of her aegis. Some writers say that
Athena guided his hand, or even killed Medusa herself, flaying her in order to use
her ...
Page 531
The original sibyl was a woman named Sibylla who lived near Troy and, under
the inspiration of Apollo, gave riddling predictions in a manner similar to that of
the Pythia at Delphi. Sibylla's utterances gained such a reputation that her name
...
The original sibyl was a woman named Sibylla who lived near Troy and, under
the inspiration of Apollo, gave riddling predictions in a manner similar to that of
the Pythia at Delphi. Sibylla's utterances gained such a reputation that her name
...
Page 607
The Titaness Leto gave birth by Zeus to Apollo and Artemis: According to Homer,
Aphrodite was Zeus's daughter by Dione. Only after these temporary matches (
according to Hesiod) did Zeus enter into a permanent marriage with his sister ...
The Titaness Leto gave birth by Zeus to Apollo and Artemis: According to Homer,
Aphrodite was Zeus's daughter by Dione. Only after these temporary matches (
according to Hesiod) did Zeus enter into a permanent marriage with his sister ...
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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