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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 , Alaying 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 , Alaying 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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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
Bibliographic information
| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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