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... Perseus sweeps you into the heartbreaking tragedy of women mistreated by Perseus .... Highly recommended . " -Historical Novel Society " Heywood brings a fresh vision ... The Shadow of Perseus is a compelling retelling . " -The Nerd ...
... Perseus sweeps you into the heartbreaking tragedy of women mistreated by Perseus .... Highly recommended . " -Historical Novel Society " Heywood brings a fresh vision ... The Shadow of Perseus is a compelling retelling . " -The Nerd ...
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... Perseus . 66 An oracle warned Acrisius , King of Argos , that he would surely die by the hand of his daughter Dana's son . To prevent this , he locked the fair maiden in a tower of brass , which he built for the purpose . But Zeus ...
... Perseus . 66 An oracle warned Acrisius , King of Argos , that he would surely die by the hand of his daughter Dana's son . To prevent this , he locked the fair maiden in a tower of brass , which he built for the purpose . But Zeus ...
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... Perseus or Heracles, or even a third, nameless slayer. If it is not Perseus, then our earliest evidence for his using the harp ̄e against the k ̄etos will be a pair of Italian vases of ca. 350–40 (LIMC Perseus nos. 189–90). Perseus goes ...
... Perseus or Heracles, or even a third, nameless slayer. If it is not Perseus, then our earliest evidence for his using the harp ̄e against the k ̄etos will be a pair of Italian vases of ca. 350–40 (LIMC Perseus nos. 189–90). Perseus goes ...
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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