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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PERSEUS he placed it on his head . Hermes appeared and gave Perseus the last weapon , a sword or sickle of adamant . ( Some writers claim that it was Hermes who lent Perseus the cap and sandals , his own , because he found the youth ...
PERSEUS he placed it on his head . Hermes appeared and gave Perseus the last weapon , a sword or sickle of adamant . ( Some writers claim that it was Hermes who lent Perseus the cap and sandals , his own , because he found the youth ...
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Pausing only long enough to strike a bargain with Cepheus — the girl's hand in marriage and a kingdom in return for her rescue - Perseus leaped into the air and dived on the monster . After a violent but brief battle , he killed it and ...
Pausing only long enough to strike a bargain with Cepheus — the girl's hand in marriage and a kingdom in return for her rescue - Perseus leaped into the air and dived on the monster . After a violent but brief battle , he killed it and ...
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PERSEUS the wind blew the discus astray , or else Acrisius stepped into its path . The discus struck him on either the head or the foot , and the fate that the king had tried so hard to circumvent overtook him : he died at the hand of ...
PERSEUS the wind blew the discus astray , or else Acrisius stepped into its path . The discus struck him on either the head or the foot , and the fate that the king had tried so hard to circumvent overtook him : he died at the hand of ...
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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
Bibliographic information
| 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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