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 113
Phrixus was not only rescued by the ram but was later brought back by Hermes
and shown to his father as proof that the youth had been innocent of Cretheus '
charge . C. Athamas had now lost two of his children through the envy of his wife .
Phrixus was not only rescued by the ram but was later brought back by Hermes
and shown to his father as proof that the youth had been innocent of Cretheus '
charge . C. Athamas had now lost two of his children through the envy of his wife .
Page 242
When Heracles brought back the skin of the Nemean lion , Eurystheus was so
terrified that he hid in a bronze jar buried in the ground . He decreed that
Heracles should never again enter the gates of Mycenae , and thereafter
Eurystheus ...
When Heracles brought back the skin of the Nemean lion , Eurystheus was so
terrified that he hid in a bronze jar buried in the ground . He decreed that
Heracles should never again enter the gates of Mycenae , and thereafter
Eurystheus ...
Page 459
Hippoda meia instituted the Heraean games at Olympia in gratitude to Hera for
having brought about the marriage with Pelops . Pelops and Hippodameia were
said in later generations to have been the parents of many heroes , among them
...
Hippoda meia instituted the Heraean games at Olympia in gratitude to Hera for
having brought about the marriage with Pelops . Pelops and Hippodameia were
said in later generations to have been the parents of many heroes , among them
...
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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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