Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Volume 10Crowell, 1970 - 631 pages Reference work with alphabetically-arranged entries illuminates the characters, places, and literary sources of Greek and Roman myths. |
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Page 193
... 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 . Delphinius . An epithet ( He of the ...
... 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 . Delphinius . An epithet ( He of the ...
Page 328
... given several other names as well . PELIAS , Aeson's half - brother , usurped the throne of Iol- cus , in Thessaly , which should have fallen to Aeson as eldest son of Cretheus , the previous king . Aeson continued to live in Iolcus ...
... given several other names as well . PELIAS , Aeson's half - brother , usurped the throne of Iol- cus , in Thessaly , which should have fallen to Aeson as eldest son of Cretheus , the previous king . Aeson continued to live in Iolcus ...
Page 471
... given him because he outshone all other Colchian youths . As a grandson of Helius , the sun - god , Apsyrtus was a nephew of the Phaethon who fell from the sun - chariot . [ Apollonius Rhodius 3.245-246 . ] Phaëthusa . See HELIUS [ C ] ...
... given him because he outshone all other Colchian youths . As a grandson of Helius , the sun - god , Apsyrtus was a nephew of the Phaethon who fell from the sun - chariot . [ Apollonius Rhodius 3.245-246 . ] Phaëthusa . See HELIUS [ C ] ...
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