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ACHILLES ACHILLES a reAcherusian Lake near Cumae . Acheron was often used , by extension , as a name for Hades itself . Several actual rivers bore the name . The Acheron was , like other rivers , sometimes personified .
ACHILLES ACHILLES a reAcherusian Lake near Cumae . Acheron was often used , by extension , as a name for Hades itself . Several actual rivers bore the name . The Acheron was , like other rivers , sometimes personified .
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ACHILLES ACOETES to have been under the command of Achilles . The young man proved to be as ruthless as he was powerful . He sacked twelve cities by sea , including several islands , and eleven more by land . Among these were Lyressus ...
ACHILLES ACOETES to have been under the command of Achilles . The young man proved to be as ruthless as he was powerful . He sacked twelve cities by sea , including several islands , and eleven more by land . Among these were Lyressus ...
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Peleus placed Phoenix in charge of his young son Achilles , whose earlier training had been in the hands of Cheiron . As an old man Phoenix accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War , after having gone to Scyrus to persuade the boy to ...
Peleus placed Phoenix in charge of his young son Achilles , whose earlier training had been in the hands of Cheiron . As an old man Phoenix accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War , after having gone to Scyrus to persuade the boy to ...
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According accounts Achilles Adrastus Aeschylus Aetolia ancient Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius appeared Argonauts Argos Artemis Athens became bore 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 head 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
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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