Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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Page 275
... Hera's pursuit of HERACLES , Zeus's son by Alcmene . According to some traditions , Zeus tricked Hera into giving Heracles suck while she slept . The Milky Way was caused by the spilled milk when she woke to discover the trick . Angrier ...
... Hera's pursuit of HERACLES , Zeus's son by Alcmene . According to some traditions , Zeus tricked Hera into giving Heracles suck while she slept . The Milky Way was caused by the spilled milk when she woke to discover the trick . Angrier ...
Page 277
... Hera , pretending not to believe her husband , made him swear that it would be as he had declared . Zeus had no sooner made his unwary vow than Hera sent Eileithyia , the goddess of childbirth , to delay the hour of Alcmene's delivery ...
... Hera , pretending not to believe her husband , made him swear that it would be as he had declared . Zeus had no sooner made his unwary vow than Hera sent Eileithyia , the goddess of childbirth , to delay the hour of Alcmene's delivery ...
Page 607
... Hera . She bore Ares , Eileithyia , and Hebe . Hephaestus may also have been her child by Zeus , but in most accounts the artisan - god was conceived by Hera alone as a protest against her husband's independence in producing Athena from ...
... Hera . She bore Ares , Eileithyia , and Hebe . Hephaestus may also have been her child by Zeus , but in most accounts the artisan - god was conceived by Hera alone as a protest against her husband's independence in producing Athena from ...
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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