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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A nymph of Mount Helicon . Echo , an attendant of Hera , would keep her
mistress entertained with endless chatter while Zeus dallied with the other
nymphs . Catching onto this ruse , the angry goddess punished her with a curious
speech ...
A nymph of Mount Helicon . Echo , an attendant of Hera , would keep her
mistress entertained with endless chatter while Zeus dallied with the other
nymphs . Catching onto this ruse , the angry goddess punished her with a curious
speech ...
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N naiad . See NYMPH . Narcissus . The son of the nymph Leiriope by the river -
god Cephissus . When Leiriope asked the then little - known seer Teiresias if her
newborn son would live a long life , he replied , “ If he never know himself .
N naiad . See NYMPH . Narcissus . The son of the nymph Leiriope by the river -
god Cephissus . When Leiriope asked the then little - known seer Teiresias if her
newborn son would live a long life , he replied , “ If he never know himself .
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nymph . One of a class of minor female divinities . A nymph was a daimon
residing in a particular place , object , or natural phenomenon . The oreads were
mountain - nymphs ; naļads were nymphs of springs , lakes , and brooks ;
Nerežids ...
nymph . One of a class of minor female divinities . A nymph was a daimon
residing in a particular place , object , or natural phenomenon . The oreads were
mountain - nymphs ; naļads were nymphs of springs , lakes , and brooks ;
Nerežids ...
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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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