Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Volume 10Crowell, 1970 - 631 pages Reference work with alphabetically-arranged entries illuminates the characters, places, and literary sources of Greek and Roman myths. |
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... 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 ...
... 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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Edward Tripp. 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 ...
Edward Tripp. 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 ...
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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 ; naïads were nymphs of springs , lakes , and brooks ; Nereïds ...
... 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 ; naïads were nymphs of springs , lakes , and brooks ; Nereïds ...
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