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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Persephone must have wandered away from her companions before Hades appeared , for none of them could say what had happened to her when her mother inquired of them . Some say that Demeter changed Melpomene's daughters into Sirens for ...
Persephone must have wandered away from her companions before Hades appeared , for none of them could say what had happened to her when her mother inquired of them . Some say that Demeter changed Melpomene's daughters into Sirens for ...
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An eagle , Zeus's bird , appeared and the two men knew that the god had heard . In due course Telamon's wife , Eëriboea , bore a son and Telamon named him Ajax ( Aias ) , for the eagle ( aietos ) . This new success of Heracles ' so ...
An eagle , Zeus's bird , appeared and the two men knew that the god had heard . In due course Telamon's wife , Eëriboea , bore a son and Telamon named him Ajax ( Aias ) , for the eagle ( aietos ) . This new success of Heracles ' so ...
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It is more generally thought that the young man appeared alone and unheralded in Iolcus and that Pelias knew nothing of him until it was reported that a one - sandaled man had appeared in the marketplace . The king , who had long lived ...
It is more generally thought that the young man appeared alone and unheralded in Iolcus and that Pelias knew nothing of him until it was reported that a one - sandaled man had appeared in the marketplace . The king , who had long lived ...
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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 learned 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
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| 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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