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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Eleusis was said by some to be a son of Ogygus , an ancient king of the region around Thebes . ... 147 ] attributes to Eleusis the role usually played by CELEüs in the story of Demeter's stay at Eleusis as nurse of the king's son .
Eleusis was said by some to be a son of Ogygus , an ancient king of the region around Thebes . ... 147 ] attributes to Eleusis the role usually played by CELEüs in the story of Demeter's stay at Eleusis as nurse of the king's son .
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Agassamenus , the king , married Pancratis . Not long afterward her half - brothers , Otus and Ephialtes , avenged her and Iphimedeia by taking the island , but Pancratis died . ( Diodorus Siculus 5.50.6-5.51.2 . ] Pandareüs .
Agassamenus , the king , married Pancratis . Not long afterward her half - brothers , Otus and Ephialtes , avenged her and Iphimedeia by taking the island , but Pancratis died . ( Diodorus Siculus 5.50.6-5.51.2 . ] Pandareüs .
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A king of Corinth . Polybus and his wife , Merope , or Periboea , were the foster parents of OEDIPUS [ A ] . It may be this same Polybus whom Pausanias [ 2.6.6 ] calls a king of Sicyon . ( Sophocles , Oedipus the King , 774-775 ...
A king of Corinth . Polybus and his wife , Merope , or Periboea , were the foster parents of OEDIPUS [ A ] . It may be this same Polybus whom Pausanias [ 2.6.6 ] calls a king of Sicyon . ( Sophocles , Oedipus the King , 774-775 ...
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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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