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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Page 25
Polyphontes offered a reward to anyone who would find and kill the boy , but
Aepytus grew to manhood determined to avenge his father and rescue his
mother from her enforced marriage . In time he returned , unrecognized , to
Polyphontes ...
Polyphontes offered a reward to anyone who would find and kill the boy , but
Aepytus grew to manhood determined to avenge his father and rescue his
mother from her enforced marriage . In time he returned , unrecognized , to
Polyphontes ...
Page 89
Polydeuces and Castor offered such a prayer and the Argo found its way without
difficulty up the Eridanus . Accounts vary as to how the ship got from there to
Aeaea . Apollonius believed that the Argonauts were able to proceed directly
from ...
Polydeuces and Castor offered such a prayer and the Argo found its way without
difficulty up the Eridanus . Accounts vary as to how the ship got from there to
Aeaea . Apollonius believed that the Argonauts were able to proceed directly
from ...
Page 196
Demeter , introducing herself as Doso , a Cretan woman carried off by pirates ,
agreed and offered to work at any of the many tasks appropriate to old women .
Metaneira , Celeüs ' wife , welcomed her , but at first the goddess sat in a corner ...
Demeter , introducing herself as Doso , a Cretan woman carried off by pirates ,
agreed and offered to work at any of the many tasks appropriate to old women .
Metaneira , Celeüs ' wife , welcomed her , but at first the goddess sat in a corner ...
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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 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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