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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She killed many Greeks and gained a great reputation by her prowess . Achilles killed her but fell in love with her corpse . When the sharp - tongued Thersites taunted him for this , Achilles killed him . Although Thersites had been ...
She killed many Greeks and gained a great reputation by her prowess . Achilles killed her but fell in love with her corpse . When the sharp - tongued Thersites taunted him for this , Achilles killed him . Although Thersites had been ...
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Oeneus killed his son Toxeus for jumping over a ditch , a crime perhaps comparable to Remus ' disrespectful act of jumping over the newly built wall of Rome , for which he was killed by Romulus . The early Greek poet Asius made the ...
Oeneus killed his son Toxeus for jumping over a ditch , a crime perhaps comparable to Remus ' disrespectful act of jumping over the newly built wall of Rome , for which he was killed by Romulus . The early Greek poet Asius made the ...
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Protesilaüs , leader of the Phylacians , defied fate and , after killing several Trojans , was himself killed . After him the other Greeks landed , and Achilles killed the famous Cycnus , king of Colonae , whose father , Poseidon , had ...
Protesilaüs , leader of the Phylacians , defied fate and , after killing several Trojans , was himself killed . After him the other Greeks landed , and Achilles killed the famous Cycnus , king of Colonae , whose father , Poseidon , had ...
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According accounts Achilles Adrastus Aeschylus Aetolia ancient Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius appeared Argonauts Argos Artemis Athens became bore born brother brought called carried caused child claimed Crete daughter death descendants died Dionysus earth eponym Eteocles Euripides Fabulae father fell followed force gave Giants give given goddess gods Greek Hades hand Helen Hera Heracles Hermes Hesiod Homer honor horse husband Hyginus identified Iliad island Italy Jason killed king known land later leader lived married Medea Messenia Metamorphoses Minos mother Mount murder myths nymph Odysseus offered once oracle originally Ovid Pausanias perhaps Perseus Poseidon punished refused region remained returned river Roman rule sailed seems sent ships sister sons story Thebes Theseus Thestius throne told took Trojan Troy turned wife women worshiped writers young youth Zeus
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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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