Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Volume 10Crowell, 1970 - 631 pages Reference work with alphabetically-arranged entries illuminates the characters, places, and literary sources of Greek and Roman myths. |
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Edward Tripp. Iolcus was founded and first ruled by Cretheus , one of the sons of Aeolus . Cre- theus ' son Aeson , the rightful heir , was deprived of the throne by his half- brother Pelias , who ruled Iolcus for many years . The city ...
Edward Tripp. Iolcus was founded and first ruled by Cretheus , one of the sons of Aeolus . Cre- theus ' son Aeson , the rightful heir , was deprived of the throne by his half- brother Pelias , who ruled Iolcus for many years . The city ...
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... Iolcus , who had refused to honor her with sacrifices . Apparently unable to bring the powerful king to heel by herself , Hera devised an elaborate scheme for getting Medea to Greece solely to destroy him . To this end the goddess ...
... Iolcus , who had refused to honor her with sacrifices . Apparently unable to bring the powerful king to heel by herself , Hera devised an elaborate scheme for getting Medea to Greece solely to destroy him . To this end the goddess ...
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... Iolcus . Pelias was one of the two sons of Poseidon and TYRO , daughter of Salmoneus . Pelias and his twin , Neleus , were exposed by their mother in a field . There they were found by horse herders , one of whose mares had trampled ...
... Iolcus . Pelias was one of the two sons of Poseidon and TYRO , daughter of Salmoneus . Pelias and his twin , Neleus , were exposed by their mother in a field . There they were found by horse herders , one of whose mares had trampled ...
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According Achilles Aeëtes Aegeus Aeneas Aeolus Agamemnon Alcmeon Amphitryon Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius Arcadia Argive Argonauts Argos Artemis Athamas Athenian Athens Attica became Boeotia bore brother Cadmus called child claimed Corinth Creon Cretan Crete Cronus daughter death Delphi Demeter Diomedes Dionysus Elis eponym Euripides Eurystheus Eurytus father gave Giants goddess gods Greek Hades Helen Helius Hephaestus Hera Heracles Heraclids Hermes Hesiod Homer honor husband Hyginus Hyginus Fabulae Iliad Iolcus island Jason killed king land later Lycus married Medea Menelaüs Messenia Metamorphoses Minos mother Mount murder Mycenae myths Neoptolemus nymph Oceanus Odysseus Oedipus Oeneus oracle Orestes Ovid Pausanias Peleus Pelias Peloponnesus Pelops Perseus Poetica Astronomica Poseidon region returned river river-god Roman rule sailed seer sent ships sister snake sons Sparta story suitors Theban Thebes Theogony Theseus Thetis throne Titans took Trojan Trojan War Troy Tyndareüs wife women worshiped writers young Zeus Zeus's