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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Apollo fell in love with Marpessa , daughter of the river - god Evenus , but Idas
carried her off . Apollo followed him to Messene and would have taken the girl by
force , but Zeus intervened and allowed Marpessa to make her own choice of a ...
Apollo fell in love with Marpessa , daughter of the river - god Evenus , but Idas
carried her off . Apollo followed him to Messene and would have taken the girl by
force , but Zeus intervened and allowed Marpessa to make her own choice of a ...
Page 270
Helle lost her hold as they crossed the strait between Europe and Asia and fell
into the waters . The strait was thereafter named Hellespont— “ Sea of Helle . ”
According to Hyginus ( Poetica Astronomica 2.20 ] , Helle did not die . Poseidon
lay ...
Helle lost her hold as they crossed the strait between Europe and Asia and fell
into the waters . The strait was thereafter named Hellespont— “ Sea of Helle . ”
According to Hyginus ( Poetica Astronomica 2.20 ] , Helle did not die . Poseidon
lay ...
Page 461
Achilles killed her , but fell in love with her corpse . When Thersites jeered at his
infatuation , Achilles killed him with a single blow . ( Apollodorus , “ Epitome ” 5.1-
2 ; Aethiopis 1. ) Pentheus . A king of Thebes . In his old age , Cadmus abdicated
...
Achilles killed her , but fell in love with her corpse . When Thersites jeered at his
infatuation , Achilles killed him with a single blow . ( Apollodorus , “ Epitome ” 5.1-
2 ; Aethiopis 1. ) Pentheus . A king of Thebes . In his old age , Cadmus abdicated
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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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