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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Angry at the treatment that he had received from Hera , Hephaestus devised a throne for her as a gift . Hera unsuspectingly sat in it and was held fast . Hephaestus was welcomed back to heaven , but only Dionysus could persuade him to ...
Angry at the treatment that he had received from Hera , Hephaestus devised a throne for her as a gift . Hera unsuspectingly sat in it and was held fast . Hephaestus was welcomed back to heaven , but only Dionysus could persuade him to ...
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HERA came gods . On learning that Zeus was carrying on an affair with Cadmus ' daughter Semele , she tricked the girl into bringing about her own death by asking to see Zeus in his full majesty . Although Zeus saved their child ...
HERA came gods . On learning that Zeus was carrying on an affair with Cadmus ' daughter Semele , she tricked the girl into bringing about her own death by asking to see Zeus in his full majesty . Although Zeus saved their child ...
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Hera later sent the Sphinx to ravage Thebes because the Theban king Laļus remained unpunished for his abduction of Chrysippus . Because Paris ( B ] awarded the golden apple to Aphrodite in a beauty contest , the defeated contestants ...
Hera later sent the Sphinx to ravage Thebes because the Theban king Laļus remained unpunished for his abduction of Chrysippus . Because Paris ( B ] awarded the golden apple to Aphrodite in a beauty contest , the defeated contestants ...
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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
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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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