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Page 177
... According to tradition , he was killed in Sicily . His son Deucalion became king and evidently established friendly relations with Athens , for Theseus married Deucalion's sister Phaedra . Deucalion's son Idomeneus succeeded him and led ...
... According to tradition , he was killed in Sicily . His son Deucalion became king and evidently established friendly relations with Athens , for Theseus married Deucalion's sister Phaedra . Deucalion's son Idomeneus succeeded him and led ...
Page 429
... According to the Boeotian version of the story of Atalanta , the suitor who won her hand was Hippomenes , son of Megareus , a king of Onchestus . This Megareus later emigrated to Megara , where he became king and evidently bequeathed ...
... According to the Boeotian version of the story of Atalanta , the suitor who won her hand was Hippomenes , son of Megareus , a king of Onchestus . This Megareus later emigrated to Megara , where he became king and evidently bequeathed ...
Page 535
... According to Ovid ( Metamorphoses 11.592-677 ) , Somnus had a thousand sons . The three whose specialties were identified by the poet were Morpheus , who appears in dreams in human form ; Icelos ( called Phobetor by men ) , who takes ...
... According to Ovid ( Metamorphoses 11.592-677 ) , Somnus had a thousand sons . The three whose specialties were identified by the poet were Morpheus , who appears in dreams in human form ; Icelos ( called Phobetor by men ) , who takes ...
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