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APOLLO APOLLO defends against the invader Apollo . In still others , it is an oracular serpent that has tried to kill Leto , knowing that it was fated to die at the hands of any offspring she might have . The later versions call the ...
APOLLO APOLLO defends against the invader Apollo . In still others , it is an oracular serpent that has tried to kill Leto , knowing that it was fated to die at the hands of any offspring she might have . The later versions call the ...
Page 65
APOLLO were grains in a pile of sand . He then offered to grant her youth , without which the first gift would be merely an affliction , if she would accept him as a lover . She proudly refused , and lived to be a decrepit thousand ...
APOLLO were grains in a pile of sand . He then offered to grant her youth , without which the first gift would be merely an affliction , if she would accept him as a lover . She proudly refused , and lived to be a decrepit thousand ...
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Delos was most famous as the birthplace of Apollo and , in some traditions , of Artemis . This reputation made the island one of the most sacred and prosperous places in Greece . Delos was said by some writers to have once been called ...
Delos was most famous as the birthplace of Apollo and , in some traditions , of Artemis . This reputation made the island one of the most sacred and prosperous places in Greece . Delos was said by some writers to have once been called ...
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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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