Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Volume 10Reference work with alphabetically-arranged entries illuminates the characters, places, and literary sources of Greek and Roman myths |
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In some of these , the answers given to suppliants were cryptic , as in the case of Aegeus ; clear but misleading , as in the warning given to Oedipus ; equally clear , but of doubtful wisdom , as in Apollo's command to Orestes .
In some of these , the answers given to suppliants were cryptic , as in the case of Aegeus ; clear but misleading , as in the warning given to Oedipus ; equally clear , but of doubtful wisdom , as in Apollo's command to Orestes .
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She had worked at the loom by day , but raveled out the web each night until one of her servants had given away her ruse . Odysseus , pretending to be a brother of Idomeneus , king of Crete , told Penelope that he had once entertained ...
She had worked at the loom by day , but raveled out the web each night until one of her servants had given away her ruse . Odysseus , pretending to be a brother of Idomeneus , king of Crete , told Penelope that he had once entertained ...
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This name ( Shining One ) was given him because he outshone all other Colchian youths . As a grandson of Helius , the sun - god , Apsyrtus was a nephew of the Phaėthon who fell from the sun - chariot . ( Apollonius Rhodius 3.245–246 . ] ...
This name ( Shining One ) was given him because he outshone all other Colchian youths . As a grandson of Helius , the sun - god , Apsyrtus was a nephew of the Phaėthon who fell from the sun - chariot . ( Apollonius Rhodius 3.245–246 . ] ...
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Volume 10 A Meridian book Crowell reference book Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Edward Tripp |
| 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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