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The wellknown tale of Helius ' son Phaėthon , for example , was told by Ovid [
Metamorphoses 1.750--2.400 ) of Apollo . In several parts of Asia Minor , Apollo
was worshiped under the name Smintheus . This epithet is generally believed to
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The wellknown tale of Helius ' son Phaėthon , for example , was told by Ovid [
Metamorphoses 1.750--2.400 ) of Apollo . In several parts of Asia Minor , Apollo
was worshiped under the name Smintheus . This epithet is generally believed to
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Page 107
( Ovid , Metamorphoses , 5-446–461 . ] Ascalaphus ( 1 ) . A son of the river - god
Acheron by Orphne or Gorgyra . When Persephone ate pomegranate seeds in
the Underworld , Ascalaphus told Hades . Persephone changed him into an owl
by ...
( Ovid , Metamorphoses , 5-446–461 . ] Ascalaphus ( 1 ) . A son of the river - god
Acheron by Orphne or Gorgyra . When Persephone ate pomegranate seeds in
the Underworld , Ascalaphus told Hades . Persephone changed him into an owl
by ...
Page 157
... it is possible that there was originally only one Cephalus and that the varying
traditions concerning him became separated . ( Ovid , Metamorphoses , 7.668-
862 ; Apollodorus 1.9.4 , 2.4.7 , 3.15.1 ; Epic Cycle 2 ; Pausanias 1.37.6 , 10.29.6
. ) ...
... it is possible that there was originally only one Cephalus and that the varying
traditions concerning him became separated . ( Ovid , Metamorphoses , 7.668-
862 ; Apollodorus 1.9.4 , 2.4.7 , 3.15.1 ; Epic Cycle 2 ; Pausanias 1.37.6 , 10.29.6
. ) ...
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