Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Volume 10Reference work with alphabetically-arranged entries illuminates the characters, places, and literary sources of Greek and Roman myths |
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Aphrodite . A goddess of erotic love , identified by the Romans with Venus . A. There are two principal accounts of Aphrodite's birth . According to Homer , she was a daughter of Zeus and Dione , but Hesiod declared that she had sprung ...
Aphrodite . A goddess of erotic love , identified by the Romans with Venus . A. There are two principal accounts of Aphrodite's birth . According to Homer , she was a daughter of Zeus and Dione , but Hesiod declared that she had sprung ...
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a Like other Olympian deities , Aphrodite was often harsh toward those who defied her , usually by refusing the pleasures of love . Her best - known victim was Hippolytus , son of Theseus . Aphrodite caused his stepmother , Phaedra , to ...
a Like other Olympian deities , Aphrodite was often harsh toward those who defied her , usually by refusing the pleasures of love . Her best - known victim was Hippolytus , son of Theseus . Aphrodite caused his stepmother , Phaedra , to ...
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APHRODITE in the stars and the doves were universally held sacred to the goddess , both as the Syrian Goddess and as Aphrodite . The Greeks had always known that Aphrodite was an Asiatic goddess . Herodotus stated that the oldest shrine ...
APHRODITE in the stars and the doves were universally held sacred to the goddess , both as the Syrian Goddess and as Aphrodite . The Greeks had always known that Aphrodite was an Asiatic goddess . Herodotus stated that the oldest shrine ...
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According accounts Achilles Adrastus Aeschylus Aetolia ancient Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius appeared Argonauts Argos Artemis Athens became bore born 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 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
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Volume 10 A Meridian book Crowell reference book Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Edward Tripp |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Crowell, 1970 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Jul 2011 |
| ISBN | 069022608X, 9780690226089 |
| Length | 631 pages |
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