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Page 423
... Oedipus ' children by Euryganeia , daughter of Hyperphas . B. Although , according to some accounts , Oedipus shared the rule equally with Jocasta and Creon , who were descended through Pentheus from both Cadmus and the Sparti , the ...
... Oedipus ' children by Euryganeia , daughter of Hyperphas . B. Although , according to some accounts , Oedipus shared the rule equally with Jocasta and Creon , who were descended through Pentheus from both Cadmus and the Sparti , the ...
Page 489
... Oedipus at Colonus , Polyneices tried vainly to win the support of his aged father , who had taken refuge in Attica . The ensuing war ended in the rout of the Argive forces . Oedipus ' curse was fulfilled when Polyneices and Eteocles ...
... Oedipus at Colonus , Polyneices tried vainly to win the support of his aged father , who had taken refuge in Attica . The ensuing war ended in the rout of the Argive forces . Oedipus ' curse was fulfilled when Polyneices and Eteocles ...
Page 529
... Oedipus , who had taken refuge at Colonus , near Athens . Polyneices tried to win the blind old man's support for his campaign , for an oracle had said that the side favored by Oedipus would win . Oedipus answered only with scorn and ...
... Oedipus , who had taken refuge at Colonus , near Athens . Polyneices tried to win the blind old man's support for his campaign , for an oracle had said that the side favored by Oedipus would win . Oedipus answered only with scorn and ...
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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