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Homer , however , regularly applied the name Achaeans ( Achaioi ) to all the
Greek forces in the Trojan War ; but he also ... shown to Homeric traditions , later
writers generally used the name Hellenes to distinguish Greeks from foreigners .
Homer , however , regularly applied the name Achaeans ( Achaioi ) to all the
Greek forces in the Trojan War ; but he also ... shown to Homeric traditions , later
writers generally used the name Hellenes to distinguish Greeks from foreigners .
Page 145
When the Greek fleet was assembled at Aulis to prepare for the voyage to Troy ,
and the leaders were sacrificing hecatombs to the gods ... Calchas interpreted
this omen to mean that the Greeks would fight at Troy for nine years and would ...
When the Greek fleet was assembled at Aulis to prepare for the voyage to Troy ,
and the leaders were sacrificing hecatombs to the gods ... Calchas interpreted
this omen to mean that the Greeks would fight at Troy for nine years and would ...
Page 441
Odysseus saved the child and thus gave himself away . At Troy , Odysseus
avenged himself on Palamedes by means of an elaborate plot . He pretended to
Agamemnon that he had been warned in a dream that the Greek encampment
should ...
Odysseus saved the child and thus gave himself away . At Troy , Odysseus
avenged himself on Palamedes by means of an elaborate plot . He pretended to
Agamemnon that he had been warned in a dream that the Greek encampment
should ...
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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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