Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Volume 10Crowell, 1970 - 631 pages Reference work with alphabetically-arranged entries illuminates the characters, places, and literary sources of Greek and Roman myths. |
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Page 45
... sent Amphitryon to Elis to ran- som his stolen cattle from King Polyxenus , in whose care the Taphians had left them . On his return , Amphitryon turned over the cattle to his father - in - law . Un- fortunately , in throwing a club at ...
... sent Amphitryon to Elis to ran- som his stolen cattle from King Polyxenus , in whose care the Taphians had left them . On his return , Amphitryon turned over the cattle to his father - in - law . Un- fortunately , in throwing a club at ...
Page 131
... sent again to Del- phi , this time to inquire what was wrong . They were reminded of the com- mand to Battus and were advised to help him found the colony . Since there was nothing else to do , they sent a party to Crete to find someone ...
... sent again to Del- phi , this time to inquire what was wrong . They were reminded of the com- mand to Battus and were advised to help him found the colony . Since there was nothing else to do , they sent a party to Crete to find someone ...
Page 158
... sent by Poseidon to devour Andromeda in order to punish her boastful mother , Cassiopeia . It was killed by Perseus . The entire cast of characters of this familiar tale appears in the sky : Perseus , Andromeda , Cassiopeia , and her ...
... sent by Poseidon to devour Andromeda in order to punish her boastful mother , Cassiopeia . It was killed by Perseus . The entire cast of characters of this familiar tale appears in the sky : Perseus , Andromeda , Cassiopeia , and her ...
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According Achilles Aeëtes Aegeus Aeneas Aeolus Agamemnon Alcmeon Amphitryon Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius Arcadia Argive Argonauts Argos Artemis Athamas Athenian Athens Attica became Boeotia bore brother Cadmus called child claimed Corinth Creon Cretan Crete Cronus daughter death Delphi Demeter Diomedes Dionysus Elis eponym Euripides Eurystheus Eurytus father gave Giants goddess gods Greek Hades Helen Helius Hephaestus Hera Heracles Heraclids Hermes Hesiod Homer honor husband Hyginus Hyginus Fabulae Iliad Iolcus island Jason killed king land later Lycus married Medea Menelaüs Messenia Metamorphoses Minos mother Mount murder Mycenae myths Neoptolemus nymph Oceanus Odysseus Oedipus Oeneus oracle Orestes Ovid Pausanias Peleus Pelias Peloponnesus Pelops Perseus Poetica Astronomica Poseidon region returned river river-god Roman rule sailed seer sent ships sister snake sons Sparta story suitors Theban Thebes Theogony Theseus Thetis throne Titans took Trojan Trojan War Troy Tyndareüs wife women worshiped writers young Zeus Zeus's