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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The Sicyonians , however , insisted that Sicyon had first been called Aegialeia in
honor of Aegialeus , eponym of Aegialus , and the Argives claimed that
Aegialeus was a son of their own river - god Inachus . They claimed , moreoever ,
that ...
The Sicyonians , however , insisted that Sicyon had first been called Aegialeia in
honor of Aegialeus , eponym of Aegialus , and the Argives claimed that
Aegialeus was a son of their own river - god Inachus . They claimed , moreoever ,
that ...
Page 467
Cepheus held a great banquet in Perseus ' honor , but the young man soon
learned that , in his eagerness to save his daughter , the king had failed to
mention that he had already promised Andromeda's hand to his brother , Phineus
.
Cepheus held a great banquet in Perseus ' honor , but the young man soon
learned that , in his eagerness to save his daughter , the king had failed to
mention that he had already promised Andromeda's hand to his brother , Phineus
.
Page 515
Toward the end of his reign , a plague struck Rome and the king fell prey to a
superstitious dread that led to his death by lightning at rites in honor of Jupiter
Elicius . Tullus was succeeded by Ancus Marcius , a grandson of Numa , who
tried to ...
Toward the end of his reign , a plague struck Rome and the king fell prey to a
superstitious dread that led to his death by lightning at rites in honor of Jupiter
Elicius . Tullus was succeeded by Ancus Marcius , a grandson of Numa , who
tried to ...
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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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