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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Page 278
... Orchomenus . Heracles cut off their ears and noses , hung them around their necks , and sent them thus back to Orchomenus as " tribute . " Enraged , Erginus advanced on Thebes with his Minyan army . Creon , whose Thebans had been ...
... Orchomenus . Heracles cut off their ears and noses , hung them around their necks , and sent them thus back to Orchomenus as " tribute . " Enraged , Erginus advanced on Thebes with his Minyan army . Creon , whose Thebans had been ...
Page 429
... Orchomenus . Orchomenus has been called both the father and the son of Minyas , eponym of the Minyans , who occupied the city of Orchomenus . He is also said to have died childless . [ Pausanias 9.36.6–9.37.1 . ] Orchomenus ( 2 ) . The ...
... Orchomenus . Orchomenus has been called both the father and the son of Minyas , eponym of the Minyans , who occupied the city of Orchomenus . He is also said to have died childless . [ Pausanias 9.36.6–9.37.1 . ] Orchomenus ( 2 ) . The ...
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... Orchomenus and tried to dominate it . The Minyan capital , for all its wealth , was not distinguished by military might . Either for commercial reasons or because of the insecure strategical position of Orchomenus , its inhabitants at ...
... Orchomenus and tried to dominate it . The Minyan capital , for all its wealth , was not distinguished by military might . Either for commercial reasons or because of the insecure strategical position of Orchomenus , its inhabitants at ...
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