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 69
Arcas divided the kingdom by lot among his three sons : Azania went to Azan ,
Tegea to Apheidas , and Mount Cyllene to Elatus . Of the sons of Elatus ,
Stymphalus ruled in the north in a city that he named for himself . He successfully
...
Arcas divided the kingdom by lot among his three sons : Azania went to Azan ,
Tegea to Apheidas , and Mount Cyllene to Elatus . Of the sons of Elatus ,
Stymphalus ruled in the north in a city that he named for himself . He successfully
...
Page 219
Electra married Pylades and bore two sons , Medon and Strophius . Hyginus [
Fabulae 122 ) relates that Electra nearly blinded her sister Iphigeneia at Delphi
with a firebrand because a messenger had falsely told her that Iphigeneia (
whom ...
Electra married Pylades and bore two sons , Medon and Strophius . Hyginus [
Fabulae 122 ) relates that Electra nearly blinded her sister Iphigeneia at Delphi
with a firebrand because a messenger had falsely told her that Iphigeneia (
whom ...
Page 424
It is not recorded whether Ares was ever the king's guest , but Meleager is often
called the god's son by Althaea . Oeneus killed his son ... Althaea killed herself
because of the guilt she felt over her part in her son's death . Oeneus married
again ...
It is not recorded whether Ares was ever the king's guest , but Meleager is often
called the god's son by Althaea . Oeneus killed his son ... Althaea killed herself
because of the guilt she felt over her part in her son's death . Oeneus married
again ...
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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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