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... Roman goddess . Lua may have been originally regarded as the wife of Saturn , but her worship had declined by Classical times . Lucifer . The Roman name for the morning star . He was called EOSPHORUS by the Greeks . Lucina . A Roman ...
... Roman goddess . Lua may have been originally regarded as the wife of Saturn , but her worship had declined by Classical times . Lucifer . The Roman name for the morning star . He was called EOSPHORUS by the Greeks . Lucina . A Roman ...
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... Romans . The daughters separated their Roman husbands from the attacking Sabines , and Romulus , the Roman king , agreed to share the rule of the combined Roman and Sabine peoples with Tatius . Tatius was , however , soon killed in a ...
... Romans . The daughters separated their Roman husbands from the attacking Sabines , and Romulus , the Roman king , agreed to share the rule of the combined Roman and Sabine peoples with Tatius . Tatius was , however , soon killed in a ...
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... Roman goddess of the fertility of gardens . Originally a minor deity , Venus was identified with the Greek APHRODITE and became important in Roman cult as the grandmother of Aeneas ' son lülus ( Ascanius ) , who was claimed as ancestor ...
... Roman goddess of the fertility of gardens . Originally a minor deity , Venus was identified with the Greek APHRODITE and became important in Roman cult as the grandmother of Aeneas ' son lülus ( Ascanius ) , who was claimed as ancestor ...
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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