Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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... Artemis . A virgin goddess of childbirth and of wild animals . A. Artemis , whom the Romans identified with their goddess Diana , was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the sister of Apollo . According to some accounts , brother and ...
... Artemis . A virgin goddess of childbirth and of wild animals . A. Artemis , whom the Romans identified with their goddess Diana , was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the sister of Apollo . According to some accounts , brother and ...
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Edward Tripp. ART EMIS ARTEMIS a constellation after Ge had sent a scorpion to kill him because of a boast that had offended her . Other accounts say that Artemis killed Orion because he challenged her to a game of quoits , or because he ...
Edward Tripp. ART EMIS ARTEMIS a constellation after Ge had sent a scorpion to kill him because of a boast that had offended her . Other accounts say that Artemis killed Orion because he challenged her to a game of quoits , or because he ...
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... Artemis transported her miraculously to the land of the Taurians to become her priestess there . The barbaric Taurians sacrificed all strangers to Artemis . It became Iphigeneia's duty to prepare the victims for death . Many years later ...
... Artemis transported her miraculously to the land of the Taurians to become her priestess there . The barbaric Taurians sacrificed all strangers to Artemis . It became Iphigeneia's duty to prepare the victims for death . Many years later ...
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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