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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According to the most usual account , Actaeon's crime was the accident of
coming upon the goddess as she was bathing with her ... According to some
accounts Attica took its final name directly from Actaeüs , instead of from Atthis ,
daughter of ...
According to the most usual account , Actaeon's crime was the accident of
coming upon the goddess as she was bathing with her ... According to some
accounts Attica took its final name directly from Actaeüs , instead of from Atthis ,
daughter of ...
Page 511
Apart from Homer's Odyssey , the most connected account of the Returns is given
by Apollodorus [ “ Epitome " 6–7 ] . ... Rhadamanthys , according to some
accounts , took refuge in Ocaleae , in Boeotia , and married Alcmene after the
death of ...
Apart from Homer's Odyssey , the most connected account of the Returns is given
by Apollodorus [ “ Epitome " 6–7 ] . ... Rhadamanthys , according to some
accounts , took refuge in Ocaleae , in Boeotia , and married Alcmene after the
death of ...
Page 524
Greek accounts of the Scythians ( including a long one by Herodotus ) are
confused and contradictory , but the tribes seem to have been invaders from
northern Asia who conquered inhabitants of the Black Sea region of Iranian
origin .
Greek accounts of the Scythians ( including a long one by Herodotus ) are
confused and contradictory , but the tribes seem to have been invaders from
northern Asia who conquered inhabitants of the Black Sea region of Iranian
origin .
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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 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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