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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Page 364
Not content with this , Athena helped PERSEUS to behead Medusa , and he later
gave her the head to wear in the center of her aegis . Some writers say that
Athena guided his hand , or even killed Medusa herself , flaying her in order to
use ...
Not content with this , Athena helped PERSEUS to behead Medusa , and he later
gave her the head to wear in the center of her aegis . Some writers say that
Athena guided his hand , or even killed Medusa herself , flaying her in order to
use ...
Page 376
They founded as their capital the city later called Andania . It was Messene who
first worshiped Demeter and Kore in Messenia , the rites having been shown her
by Caucon . In Pausanias ' day Messene had the distinction of being perhaps the
...
They founded as their capital the city later called Andania . It was Messene who
first worshiped Demeter and Kore in Messenia , the rites having been shown her
by Caucon . In Pausanias ' day Messene had the distinction of being perhaps the
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Page 531
Nine generations later , Apis ' descendant Corax died childless , and Epopeus , a
Thessalian , took the throne . Epopeus , whose lawlessness drove his own son ,
Marathon , to emigrate to Attica , carried off Antiope from Thebes , or else she ...
Nine generations later , Apis ' descendant Corax died childless , and Epopeus , a
Thessalian , took the throne . Epopeus , whose lawlessness drove his own son ,
Marathon , to emigrate to Attica , carried off Antiope from Thebes , or else she ...
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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
Bibliographic information
| 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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