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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Cretan bull . bull sacred to Poseidon . When MINOS [ A ] claimed the rule of Crete
by divine right , he prayed to Poseidon for confirmation of this claim . The god
sent a bull up from the sea , with orders that Minos sacrifice the bull to him .
Cretan bull . bull sacred to Poseidon . When MINOS [ A ] claimed the rule of Crete
by divine right , he prayed to Poseidon for confirmation of this claim . The god
sent a bull up from the sea , with orders that Minos sacrifice the bull to him .
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CRE THE US her to Crete , where she bore three sons , Minos , Rhadamanthys ,
and Sarpedon . Zeus then married her to Asterius , who had succeeded his father
Tectamus as king . Asterius , whose daughter Crete was the eponym of the ...
CRE THE US her to Crete , where she bore three sons , Minos , Rhadamanthys ,
and Sarpedon . Zeus then married her to Asterius , who had succeeded his father
Tectamus as king . Asterius , whose daughter Crete was the eponym of the ...
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A king of Crete . A. Some Classical writers , no doubt struck by the fact that Minos
appears in mythology to have been almost perpetually the king of Crete , claimed
that there were two kings of that name . The first was one of three sons of Zeus ...
A king of Crete . A. Some Classical writers , no doubt struck by the fact that Minos
appears in mythology to have been almost perpetually the king of Crete , claimed
that there were two kings of that name . The first was one of three sons of Zeus ...
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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
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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