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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Catching onto this ruse , the angry goddess punished her with a curious speech
impediment : Echo could begin no conversation , but only repeat the words of
others . While under this handicap , the nymph became one of the innumerable ...
Catching onto this ruse , the angry goddess punished her with a curious speech
impediment : Echo could begin no conversation , but only repeat the words of
others . While under this handicap , the nymph became one of the innumerable ...
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Female spirits who punished offenders against blood kin . The Erinyes , whom
the Romans called Furies , were born , together with the Giants and the Meliae ,
from the earth when it was fertilized by drops of blood from the castrated Uranus .
Female spirits who punished offenders against blood kin . The Erinyes , whom
the Romans called Furies , were born , together with the Giants and the Meliae ,
from the earth when it was fertilized by drops of blood from the castrated Uranus .
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It is not clear , however , what effect their decisions had on the fates of these
shades , for the few souls who suffered eternal punishment in Hades had already
been condemned by the gods . Notable among these unfortunates were Tantalus
...
It is not clear , however , what effect their decisions had on the fates of these
shades , for the few souls who suffered eternal punishment in Hades had already
been condemned by the gods . Notable among these unfortunates were Tantalus
...
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