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Page 63
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 snake Python .
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 snake Python .
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 years old .
Apollo ...
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 years old .
Apollo ...
Page 193
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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Bibliographic information
| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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