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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Some scholars believe that they were originally differentiated ; but spirits who lived in the earth , where the dead were buried and from which the crops arose each year , almost inevitably came to be associated with both events .
Some scholars believe that they were originally differentiated ; but spirits who lived in the earth , where the dead were buried and from which the crops arose each year , almost inevitably came to be associated with both events .
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Most scholars agree that Hephaestus was originally an Asian god . Although he was one of the Olympians by Homer's time , he does not figure in many Greek myths , beyond receiving credit for numberless works of art .
Most scholars agree that Hephaestus was originally an Asian god . Although he was one of the Olympians by Homer's time , he does not figure in many Greek myths , beyond receiving credit for numberless works of art .
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Originally Liber and Libera may have been Italian fertility - deities who came , in time , to be associated with Ceres when she was connected with the widespread cult of Demeter . Libera . An ancient Roman fertility - goddess .
Originally Liber and Libera may have been Italian fertility - deities who came , in time , to be associated with Ceres when she was connected with the widespread cult of Demeter . Libera . An ancient Roman fertility - goddess .
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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
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| 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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