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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Page 35
Zeus announced one day on Olympus that a son of his lineage was about to be
born and was fated to become lord of his people . This meant , as Hera knew ,
that if Zeus's son by Alcmene were to be born at the proper time , he would
succeed ...
Zeus announced one day on Olympus that a son of his lineage was about to be
born and was fated to become lord of his people . This meant , as Hera knew ,
that if Zeus's son by Alcmene were to be born at the proper time , he would
succeed ...
Page 143
Laconian coast , claimed that Cadmus , when Semele's son was born , had flung
mother and baby into the sea in a chest , which came ashore at Brasiae . This
tale , known only in Brasiae , was no doubt intended to lend dignity to the history
of ...
Laconian coast , claimed that Cadmus , when Semele's son was born , had flung
mother and baby into the sea in a chest , which came ashore at Brasiae . This
tale , known only in Brasiae , was no doubt intended to lend dignity to the history
of ...
Page 276
Her feelings were hardly soothed when , nine months after his visit to Alcmene ,
Zeus boasted before the other gods on Olympus that on that day a son would be
born of his lineage who would rule over all the land about him . Hera , pretending
...
Her feelings were hardly soothed when , nine months after his visit to Alcmene ,
Zeus boasted before the other gods on Olympus that on that day a son would be
born of his lineage who would rule over all the land about him . Hera , pretending
...
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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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