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 163
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 . The chief ...
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 . The chief ...
Page 272
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 . As a god of fire he ...
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 . As a god of fire he ...
Page 345
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 . Libera , originally
...
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 . Libera , originally
...
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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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