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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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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
Bibliographic information
| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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