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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Page 144
The seer is said to have predicted when Achilles was only nine years old that Troy could not be taken without his aid . When the Greek fleet was assembled at Aulis to prepare for the voyage to Troy , and the leaders were sacrificing ...
The seer is said to have predicted when Achilles was only nine years old that Troy could not be taken without his aid . When the Greek fleet was assembled at Aulis to prepare for the voyage to Troy , and the leaders were sacrificing ...
Page 266
According to this extraordinary tale , Helen never went to Troy at all . In Helen ( 31-48 ) , the heroine explains that Hera , angry at Paris for judging in favor of Aphrodite , gave him a phantom Helen made of cloud , while Zeus ...
According to this extraordinary tale , Helen never went to Troy at all . In Helen ( 31-48 ) , the heroine explains that Hera , angry at Paris for judging in favor of Aphrodite , gave him a phantom Helen made of cloud , while Zeus ...
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There Calchas interpreted an omen to mean that the Greeks would fight at Troy for nine years and take the city in the tenth . Calchas also declared that the unfavorable winds that kept the fleet from sailing were due to the anger of ...
There Calchas interpreted an omen to mean that the Greeks would fight at Troy for nine years and take the city in the tenth . Calchas also declared that the unfavorable winds that kept the fleet from sailing were due to the anger 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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