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Achilles. The son of Peleus, king of Phthia, and Thetis. A. Peleus' marriage to a
sea-goddess, after a wedding that had been arranged and attended by the gods,
was a happy one until the birth of their first child, Ligyron. Thetis, wishing to make
...
Achilles. The son of Peleus, king of Phthia, and Thetis. A. Peleus' marriage to a
sea-goddess, after a wedding that had been arranged and attended by the gods,
was a happy one until the birth of their first child, Ligyron. Thetis, wishing to make
...
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Achilles killed the king and his seven sons in one day and held the queen for
ransom. ... According to Homer [Iliad 9.666–668), Scyrus was one of these
captured Trojan cities—not the place of Achilles' upbringing; and its king was not
...
Achilles killed the king and his seven sons in one day and held the queen for
ransom. ... According to Homer [Iliad 9.666–668), Scyrus was one of these
captured Trojan cities—not the place of Achilles' upbringing; and its king was not
...
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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
fight.
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
fight.
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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