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Inachus' daughter, Io, fled Argos in the form of a cow and reached Egypt, where
she gave birth to a son by Zeus. She was to become the ancestress of the r-uling
houses of Thebes and Crete, as well as of Argos. Meanwhile Phoroneus' son ...
Inachus' daughter, Io, fled Argos in the form of a cow and reached Egypt, where
she gave birth to a son by Zeus. She was to become the ancestress of the r-uling
houses of Thebes and Crete, as well as of Argos. Meanwhile Phoroneus' son ...
Page 189
There King Polydectes tried to force her to marry him, but Perseus eventually
rescued her and took her home to Argos. According to Vergil [Aeneid 7.371-372,
7.406-413), Danaë emigrated for some reason to Italy and founded Ardea, the ...
There King Polydectes tried to force her to marry him, but Perseus eventually
rescued her and took her home to Argos. According to Vergil [Aeneid 7.371-372,
7.406-413), Danaë emigrated for some reason to Italy and founded Ardea, the ...
Page 469
Perseus buried his grandfather either in the sanctuary of Athena at Argos or
outside the city. Ovid claims that Acrisius had been driven from his capital by his
brother, Proëtus, and that Perseus avenged his grandfather by turning Proëtus to
...
Perseus buried his grandfather either in the sanctuary of Athena at Argos or
outside the city. Ovid claims that Acrisius had been driven from his capital by his
brother, Proëtus, and that Perseus avenged his grandfather by turning Proëtus to
...
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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