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 226
... Thebes . A. After the disastrous expedition against Thebes , only Adrastus of the Ar- give chieftains remained alive . All but Eteoclus , however , left sons to avenge them . Adrastus had two , Aegialeus and Cyanippus ( who may have ...
... Thebes . A. After the disastrous expedition against Thebes , only Adrastus of the Ar- give chieftains remained alive . All but Eteoclus , however , left sons to avenge them . Adrastus had two , Aegialeus and Cyanippus ( who may have ...
Page 527
... Thebes . Argive champions who besieged Thebes . A. When ADRASTUS ( 1 ) , son of Talaüs , was king of Argos , he was awak- ened one night by two young men quarreling over a couch on the porch of his palace . He separated them and learned ...
... Thebes . Argive champions who besieged Thebes . A. When ADRASTUS ( 1 ) , son of Talaüs , was king of Argos , he was awak- ened one night by two young men quarreling over a couch on the porch of his palace . He separated them and learned ...
Page 555
... Thebes . A principal city of southern Boeotia . Thebes lies in the fertile val- ley north of the Cithaeron Range and southeast of Lake Copaïs . The river Aso- pus , just south of the city , drains this valley . Today Thebes ( Thebai ) ...
... Thebes . A principal city of southern Boeotia . Thebes lies in the fertile val- ley north of the Cithaeron Range and southeast of Lake Copaïs . The river Aso- pus , just south of the city , drains this valley . Today Thebes ( Thebai ) ...
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