Crowell's Handbook of Classical MythologyReference 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
from ...
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
from ...
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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 fall
in ...
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 fall
in ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology A Meridian book Crowell reference book |
| 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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