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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Heracles , believing that Hippolyte had betrayed him , killed her and took the belt . According to another version of the story , Hippolyte's sister Antiope fell in love with Theseus and betrayed the Amazons to the Greeks .
Heracles , believing that Hippolyte had betrayed him , killed her and took the belt . According to another version of the story , Hippolyte's sister Antiope fell in love with Theseus and betrayed the Amazons to the Greeks .
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a deadly poison , and took the added precaution of killing his son Promachus , a mere boy . Aeson's wife made her way to the palace , cursed the king and his household , and killed herself with a sword . Pelias now imagined that he had ...
a deadly poison , and took the added precaution of killing his son Promachus , a mere boy . Aeson's wife made her way to the palace , cursed the king and his household , and killed herself with a sword . Pelias now imagined that he had ...
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The two girls used to practice warlike arts together , but one of their friendly bouts took a serious turn when they lost their tempers . Seeing Pallas about to strike his daughter , Zeus interposed the Aegis . The startled girl looked ...
The two girls used to practice warlike arts together , but one of their friendly bouts took a serious turn when they lost their tempers . Seeing Pallas about to strike his daughter , Zeus interposed the Aegis . The startled girl looked ...
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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, 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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