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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In the former case , they complete the Trojan saga by filling in events not narrated
in the Iliad or the Odyssey . Among the Theban epics were the Oedipodeia ,
concerned with the history of Oedipus ; the Thebaïd , a detailed account of the
war ...
In the former case , they complete the Trojan saga by filling in events not narrated
in the Iliad or the Odyssey . Among the Theban epics were the Oedipodeia ,
concerned with the history of Oedipus ; the Thebaïd , a detailed account of the
war ...
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( Apollodorus 2.5.12 ; Homer , Iliad , 5-395-402 , and Odyssey , 11.601-625 . ) J.
Having at last completed the twelve labors , Heracles was now due the
immortality that the Pythia had predicted would be his reward . While he
remained on earth ...
( Apollodorus 2.5.12 ; Homer , Iliad , 5-395-402 , and Odyssey , 11.601-625 . ) J.
Having at last completed the twelve labors , Heracles was now due the
immortality that the Pythia had predicted would be his reward . While he
remained on earth ...
Page 307
The Iliad deals with the events of a short period near the end of the Trojan War ,
the Odyssey with the voyages and return to Ithaca of Odysseus ; but both poems
persons and events outside their immediate scope . Homeric Hymns . Hymns to ...
The Iliad deals with the events of a short period near the end of the Trojan War ,
the Odyssey with the voyages and return to Ithaca of Odysseus ; but both poems
persons and events outside their immediate scope . Homeric Hymns . Hymns to ...
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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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