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See BRIAREÜS . Aegean Sea . The sea that divides Greece from Asia Minor .
The Aegean contains many islands , large and small , among them the Cyclades
and the Sporades , which include the Dodecanese . Aegeus . A king of Athens .
See BRIAREÜS . Aegean Sea . The sea that divides Greece from Asia Minor .
The Aegean contains many islands , large and small , among them the Cyclades
and the Sporades , which include the Dodecanese . Aegeus . A king of Athens .
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ATHENS ATHENS by some scholars to have been the name of a rather
Amazonian virgin goddess of the Hellenes whom they identified with the locally
established deity . As goddess of the king's household that in Mycenaean times
occupied ...
ATHENS ATHENS by some scholars to have been the name of a rather
Amazonian virgin goddess of the Hellenes whom they identified with the locally
established deity . As goddess of the king's household that in Mycenaean times
occupied ...
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Theseus landed at the Athenian port of Phalerum , to be greeted with both joy
and sorrow . ... Although these demes were dominated to a degree by the
superior power of Athens , the lack of central control led to many differences and
made ...
Theseus landed at the Athenian port of Phalerum , to be greeted with both joy
and sorrow . ... Although these demes were dominated to a degree by the
superior power of Athens , the lack of central control led to many differences and
made ...
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