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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Page 256
H Hades . The god of the Underworld . Hades ' name , which sometimes
appeared in an extended form , Aidoneus , probably meant “ Unseen One . ”
Even though this was less a name than a title , the Greeks were hesitant about
using it in ...
H Hades . The god of the Underworld . Hades ' name , which sometimes
appeared in an extended form , Aidoneus , probably meant “ Unseen One . ”
Even though this was less a name than a title , the Greeks were hesitant about
using it in ...
Page 257
Hades ' power was so nearly absolute in his own realm that he was often referred
to as “ the Zeus of the Underworld ” ( Zeus Katachthonios ) . He was a grim god
but not a malign one , having nothing in common with the Devil of the Christians ...
Hades ' power was so nearly absolute in his own realm that he was often referred
to as “ the Zeus of the Underworld ” ( Zeus Katachthonios ) . He was a grim god
but not a malign one , having nothing in common with the Devil of the Christians ...
Page 258
Many localities claimed entrances to Hades , notably Taenarum , in the southern
Peloponnesus ; the Alcyonian Lake at Lerna , in Argolis ; and Lake Avernus ,
near Naples . In works later than Homer's Odyssey , in which Odysseus crossed
the ...
Many localities claimed entrances to Hades , notably Taenarum , in the southern
Peloponnesus ; the Alcyonian Lake at Lerna , in Argolis ; and Lake Avernus ,
near Naples . In works later than Homer's Odyssey , in which Odysseus crossed
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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