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Page 177
... Cronus , the boldest and craftiest of her sons . He waited until his father next lay with Ge and castrated him . Some say that the other Titans aided him , others that Cronus acted alone . In any case , Uranus withdrew and Cronus ruled ...
... Cronus , the boldest and craftiest of her sons . He waited until his father next lay with Ge and castrated him . Some say that the other Titans aided him , others that Cronus acted alone . In any case , Uranus withdrew and Cronus ruled ...
Page 249
... Cronus dared to do so . Ge gave him the sickle and , after telling him what to do , hid him . That night , when Uranus lay with his wife , Cronus castrated him . From the drops of his blood falling upon the earth Ge bore the Erinyes ...
... Cronus dared to do so . Ge gave him the sickle and , after telling him what to do , hid him . That night , when Uranus lay with his wife , Cronus castrated him . From the drops of his blood falling upon the earth Ge bore the Erinyes ...
Page 491
... Cronus . According to an Arcadian legend , Rhea , knowing her husband's habit of swallowing his children , laid the baby among the lambs of a flock grazing near Mantineia and gave Cronus a foal instead . Cronus , who had occasionally ...
... Cronus . According to an Arcadian legend , Rhea , knowing her husband's habit of swallowing his children , laid the baby among the lambs of a flock grazing near Mantineia and gave Cronus a foal instead . Cronus , who had occasionally ...
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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