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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mans identified with their fire - god Vulcan ( also called Mulciber ) , was a son of Zeus and Hera , or of Hera alone . ... There Thetis and the Oceanid Eurynome saved and cared for him in a sea cave , unknown to Hera and the other gods ...
mans identified with their fire - god Vulcan ( also called Mulciber ) , was a son of Zeus and Hera , or of Hera alone . ... There Thetis and the Oceanid Eurynome saved and cared for him in a sea cave , unknown to Hera and the other gods ...
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The god threatened the child with the dismal fate of ruling over other babies in Hades if he did not confess the theft . ... Apollo refused to believe the wily infant , so the two gods agreed to refer the case to Zeus .
The god threatened the child with the dismal fate of ruling over other babies in Hades if he did not confess the theft . ... Apollo refused to believe the wily infant , so the two gods agreed to refer the case to Zeus .
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According to Pindar [ Fragments 95 ] , Pan was a favorite companion of the Mother of the Gods and the Graces . It was he who discovered Demeter's hiding place in a cave near Phigalia and told Zeus , who sent the Fates to persuade her to ...
According to Pindar [ Fragments 95 ] , Pan was a favorite companion of the Mother of the Gods and the Graces . It was he who discovered Demeter's hiding place in a cave near Phigalia and told Zeus , who sent the Fates to persuade her to ...
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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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