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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HELENUS own invention , but it became widely familiar and formed the basis of Euripides ' romantic comedy Helen . According to this extraordinary tale , Helen never went to Troy at all . In Helen ( 31-48 ) , the heroine explains that ...
HELENUS own invention , but it became widely familiar and formed the basis of Euripides ' romantic comedy Helen . According to this extraordinary tale , Helen never went to Troy at all . In Helen ( 31-48 ) , the heroine explains that ...
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Hermes appears as a character in Aeschylus ' Prometheus Bound and ( without speaking ) in his Eumenides ; in Euripides ' lon ; and in several Greek and Roman comedies . References to the god in Classical works are too numerous to cite ...
Hermes appears as a character in Aeschylus ' Prometheus Bound and ( without speaking ) in his Eumenides ; in Euripides ' lon ; and in several Greek and Roman comedies . References to the god in Classical works are too numerous to cite ...
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Xuthus , Dorus , and Aeolus were sons of Hellen and the nymph Orseïs , though Euripides ( lon 63 ] calls Xuthus a son of Aeolus . Although Hellen awarded him the Peloponnesus as his kingdom , he never enjoyed this patrimony .
Xuthus , Dorus , and Aeolus were sons of Hellen and the nymph Orseïs , though Euripides ( lon 63 ] calls Xuthus a son of Aeolus . Although Hellen awarded him the Peloponnesus as his kingdom , he never enjoyed this patrimony .
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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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