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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Argos . A city in the eastern Peloponnesus . Argos lay in a valley called Argolis
on the Gulf of Argolis . Though periodically troubled with drought , it was one of
the most fertile regions in Greece . The city was on the Inachus River , but , since
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Argos . A city in the eastern Peloponnesus . Argos lay in a valley called Argolis
on the Gulf of Argolis . Though periodically troubled with drought , it was one of
the most fertile regions in Greece . The city was on the Inachus River , but , since
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son Phoroneus founded the city of Phoronea , later renamed Argos ; he was
honored in Argos even in Pausanias ' day ( second century A.D. ) . Inachus '
daughter , Io , fled Argos in the form of a cow and reached Egypt , where she
gave birth ...
son Phoroneus founded the city of Phoronea , later renamed Argos ; he was
honored in Argos even in Pausanias ' day ( second century A.D. ) . Inachus '
daughter , Io , fled Argos in the form of a cow and reached Egypt , where she
gave birth ...
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There King Polydectes tried to force her to marry him , but Perseus eventually
rescued her and took her home to Argos . According to Vergil [ Aeneïd 7.371–372
, 7.406–413 ] , Danaë emigrated for some reason to Italy and founded Ardea , the
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There King Polydectes tried to force her to marry him , but Perseus eventually
rescued her and took her home to Argos . According to Vergil [ Aeneïd 7.371–372
, 7.406–413 ] , Danaë emigrated for some reason to Italy and founded Ardea , the
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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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