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Page 62
Afterward Apollo returned to Delphi to take over the oracle . This oracle had
originally belonged to Ge , or to Ge and Poseidon . More recently it had been in
the hands of another earth - goddess , Themis , who , some say , willingly turned
it ...
Afterward Apollo returned to Delphi to take over the oracle . This oracle had
originally belonged to Ge , or to Ge and Poseidon . More recently it had been in
the hands of another earth - goddess , Themis , who , some say , willingly turned
it ...
Page 192
Accounts of the founding of Delphi are contradictory , but most Greeks agreed in
general on the history of the oracle that made the city famous . This oracle
originally belonged to Ge ( Earth ) , though some say that she shared it with
Poseidon ...
Accounts of the founding of Delphi are contradictory , but most Greeks agreed in
general on the history of the oracle that made the city famous . This oracle
originally belonged to Ge ( Earth ) , though some say that she shared it with
Poseidon ...
Page 588
They were told to ask the advice of the oracle of Trophonius at their own city of
Lebadeia . Surprised , they retraced their steps as far as this not very important
town , but found no one who had heard of the oracle . At that point , Saön , one of
the ...
They were told to ask the advice of the oracle of Trophonius at their own city of
Lebadeia . Surprised , they retraced their steps as far as this not very important
town , but found no one who had heard of the oracle . At that point , Saön , one of
the ...
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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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