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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Calliope decreed that Adonis , now a handsome youth , should spend a part of
the year with each goddess . Aphrodite punished Calliope's fair - mindedness by
causing the death of her son Orpheus , but she could not alter the judgment .
Calliope decreed that Adonis , now a handsome youth , should spend a part of
the year with each goddess . Aphrodite punished Calliope's fair - mindedness by
causing the death of her son Orpheus , but she could not alter the judgment .
Page 60
APHRODITE in the stars and the doves were universally held sacred to the
goddess , both as the Syrian Goddess and as Aphrodite . The Greeks had always
known that Aphrodite was an Asiatic goddess . Herodotus stated that the oldest ...
APHRODITE in the stars and the doves were universally held sacred to the
goddess , both as the Syrian Goddess and as Aphrodite . The Greeks had always
known that Aphrodite was an Asiatic goddess . Herodotus stated that the oldest ...
Page 105
C. In spite of Artemis ' familiar reputation in both art and literature as a chaste
huntress , most scholars are agreed that she was originally far from a virginal
goddess ; moreover , she was certainly not Greek . In cult she was a patroness of
all ...
C. In spite of Artemis ' familiar reputation in both art and literature as a chaste
huntress , most scholars are agreed that she was originally far from a virginal
goddess ; moreover , she was certainly not Greek . In cult she was a patroness of
all ...
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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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