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 321
Acastus tried unsuccessfully to bring about Peleus ' death . Peleus , with the aid
of Jason and the Dioscuri , destroyed Iolcus and turned it over to the Haemones .
Acastus may have survived , for , much later , he or his sons expelled the aged ...
Acastus tried unsuccessfully to bring about Peleus ' death . Peleus , with the aid
of Jason and the Dioscuri , destroyed Iolcus and turned it over to the Haemones .
Acastus may have survived , for , much later , he or his sons expelled the aged ...
Page 334
A female death - spirit . Keres , often represented as fanged and taloned women ,
resembled Erinyes , both in their appearance and in their function , which was to
claim and carry off the bodies of the dead to Hades . They personified , however ...
A female death - spirit . Keres , often represented as fanged and taloned women ,
resembled Erinyes , both in their appearance and in their function , which was to
claim and carry off the bodies of the dead to Hades . They personified , however ...
Page 602
Seeing them later weeping over the death in battle of Patroclus , Zeus regretted
causing them suffering through association with human beings , the most
miserable of all creatures . Hera gave Xanthus the power of speech in order to
warn ...
Seeing them later weeping over the death in battle of Patroclus , Zeus regretted
causing them suffering through association with human beings , the most
miserable of all creatures . Hera gave Xanthus the power of speech in order to
warn ...
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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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