Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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Page 127
... Elis . Although Augeias was perhaps the best known of Eleian kings , his parentage was in doubt . He was called a son of Phorbas , of Poseidon , and of Helius . Pausanias ( 5.8.3 ) suggested that this last claim resulted merely from a ...
... Elis . Although Augeias was perhaps the best known of Eleian kings , his parentage was in doubt . He was called a son of Phorbas , of Poseidon , and of Helius . Pausanias ( 5.8.3 ) suggested that this last claim resulted merely from a ...
Page 221
... Elis . A fertile region in the northwestern Peloponnesus and the principal city of that area . Elis was founded either by Aëthlius , a son by Zeus or Aeolus of Deucalion's daughter Protogeneia , or by Endymion , Aëthlius ' son by Calyce ...
... Elis . A fertile region in the northwestern Peloponnesus and the principal city of that area . Elis was founded either by Aëthlius , a son by Zeus or Aeolus of Deucalion's daughter Protogeneia , or by Endymion , Aëthlius ' son by Calyce ...
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... Elis . A. According to the Eleian informants of Pausanias , the institution had its origin before the human race began in footraces held by Heracles the Dactyl , who had come to Olympia from Cretan Mount Ida with his four younger ...
... Elis . A. According to the Eleian informants of Pausanias , the institution had its origin before the human race began in footraces held by Heracles the Dactyl , who had come to Olympia from Cretan Mount Ida with his four younger ...
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