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Page 157
Ovid ingeniously combined the story of Eos' abduction of the latter Cephalus with
the former's trial of his wife's fidelity. In view of the Athenian connections of the
Phocian Cephalus—Hyginus (Fabulae 48] even lists him among the kings of ...
Ovid ingeniously combined the story of Eos' abduction of the latter Cephalus with
the former's trial of his wife's fidelity. In view of the Athenian connections of the
Phocian Cephalus—Hyginus (Fabulae 48] even lists him among the kings of ...
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Hyginus calls Cinyras an Assyrian; Ovid makes him a son of Paphos,
Pygmalion's daughter by the famous statue. Most writers, including the Roman
historian Tacitus, agree that he was a Cilician who migrated to Cyprus.
Apollodorus says that ...
Hyginus calls Cinyras an Assyrian; Ovid makes him a son of Paphos,
Pygmalion's daughter by the famous statue. Most writers, including the Roman
historian Tacitus, agree that he was a Cilician who migrated to Cyprus.
Apollodorus says that ...
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Ovid claims that Acrisius had been driven from his capital by his brother, Proëtus,
and that Perseus avenged his grandfather by turning Proëtus to stone. Hyginus'
account of the events of Perseus' life is unusual. He records that Polydectes was
...
Ovid claims that Acrisius had been driven from his capital by his brother, Proëtus,
and that Perseus avenged his grandfather by turning Proëtus to stone. Hyginus'
account of the events of Perseus' life is unusual. He records that Polydectes was
...
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