Crowell's Handbook of Classical MythologyReference work with alphabetically-arranged entries illuminates the characters, places, and literary sources of Greek and Roman myths |
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Hera once joined Poseidon and Athena in binding Zeus , for some unexplained
reason , and Thetis had to call up Briareüs from Tartarus to release him . On a
later occasion , when Hera went too far in persecuting Heracles , who was her ...
Hera once joined Poseidon and Athena in binding Zeus , for some unexplained
reason , and Thetis had to call up Briareüs from Tartarus to release him . On a
later occasion , when Hera went too far in persecuting Heracles , who was her ...
Page 605
Zeus . The ruler of the Olympian gods , identified by the Romans with Jupiter . A.
Zeus was said by Homer to be the eldest of the sons of CRONUS and Rhea .
Most later writers accepted the view of Hesiod that he was the youngest , born
after ...
Zeus . The ruler of the Olympian gods , identified by the Romans with Jupiter . A.
Zeus was said by Homer to be the eldest of the sons of CRONUS and Rhea .
Most later writers accepted the view of Hesiod that he was the youngest , born
after ...
Page 606
ZEUS dispose of TYPHÖEUS . Some say that even Zeus hid for a time in the
guise of a ram . According to one tale , the monster cut off and hid the sinews of
Zeus's hands and feet , and he would have been permanently incapacitated if ...
ZEUS dispose of TYPHÖEUS . Some say that even Zeus hid for a time in the
guise of a ram . According to one tale , the monster cut off and hid the sinews of
Zeus's hands and feet , and he would have been permanently incapacitated if ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology A Meridian book Crowell reference book |
| 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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