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Page 279
... Orchomenus . Heracles cut off their ears and noses , hung them around their necks , and sent them thus back to Orchomenus as " tribute . ” Enraged , Erginus advanced on Thebes with his Minyan army . Creon , whose Thebans had been ...
... Orchomenus . Heracles cut off their ears and noses , hung them around their necks , and sent them thus back to Orchomenus as " tribute . ” Enraged , Erginus advanced on Thebes with his Minyan army . Creon , whose Thebans had been ...
Page 429
... Orchomenus ( 1 ) . The eponym of Boeotian Orchomenus . Orchomenus has been called both the father and the son of Minyas , eponym of the Minyans , who occupied the city of Orchomenus . He is also said to have died childless . ( Pausanias ...
... Orchomenus ( 1 ) . The eponym of Boeotian Orchomenus . Orchomenus has been called both the father and the son of Minyas , eponym of the Minyans , who occupied the city of Orchomenus . He is also said to have died childless . ( Pausanias ...
Page 431
... Orchomenus and tried to dominate it . The Minyan capital , for all its wealth , was not distinguished by military might . Either for commercial reasons or because of the insecure strategical position of Orchomenus , its inhabitants at ...
... Orchomenus and tried to dominate it . The Minyan capital , for all its wealth , was not distinguished by military might . Either for commercial reasons or because of the insecure strategical position of Orchomenus , its inhabitants at ...
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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