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 89
Instead of abiding by the judgment of the Phaeacian king , Alcinoüs , that Medea
should go with the Argonauts , her brother followed them to the island of Athena (
near Pola , in Istria ) , found Jason sacrificing to the goddess , and was killed by ...
Instead of abiding by the judgment of the Phaeacian king , Alcinoüs , that Medea
should go with the Argonauts , her brother followed them to the island of Athena (
near Pola , in Istria ) , found Jason sacrificing to the goddess , and was killed by ...
Page 95
The sketchy accounts of Apollodorus and Hyginus in general followed that of
Apollonius . The tale of the Argo's voyage is , however , a very old one that had
long been famous in Homer's day . Argos . A city in the eastern Peloponnesus .
The sketchy accounts of Apollodorus and Hyginus in general followed that of
Apollonius . The tale of the Argo's voyage is , however , a very old one that had
long been famous in Homer's day . Argos . A city in the eastern Peloponnesus .
Page 446
The soothsayer warned that the child to be born would be the destruction of Troy
and recommended that he be killed . Priam therefore gave the infant at birth to
Agelaus , one of his shepherds , to expose on Mount Ida . Agelaüs followed his ...
The soothsayer warned that the child to be born would be the destruction of Troy
and recommended that he be killed . Priam therefore gave the infant at birth to
Agelaus , one of his shepherds , to expose on Mount Ida . Agelaüs followed his ...
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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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