Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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... Theogony , 346-352 , 958-962 . ) Eileithyia . A goddess of childbirth . Homer ( Iliad 11.269–272 , 19.103119 ] speaks of Eileithyiae , in the plural , saying that Hera would not allow these divine midwives , her daughters , to attend ...
... Theogony , 346-352 , 958-962 . ) Eileithyia . A goddess of childbirth . Homer ( Iliad 11.269–272 , 19.103119 ] speaks of Eileithyiae , in the plural , saying that Hera would not allow these divine midwives , her daughters , to attend ...
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... Theogony , 270-283 . See also references under PERSEUS . ) Gorgophone . The only daughter of Perseus and Andromeda . The genealogies of Gorgophone's husbands are hopelessly confused . According to one of the clearer versions , she first ...
... Theogony , 270-283 . See also references under PERSEUS . ) Gorgophone . The only daughter of Perseus and Andromeda . The genealogies of Gorgophone's husbands are hopelessly confused . According to one of the clearer versions , she first ...
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... Theogony , 933-936 . ) Phocis . The region bordering the Gulf of Corinth west of Boeotia . Phocis had two eponyms named Phocus , one Corinthian , the other Aeginetan . The principal city of Phocis was Delphi , and much of the area is ...
... Theogony , 933-936 . ) Phocis . The region bordering the Gulf of Corinth west of Boeotia . Phocis had two eponyms named Phocus , one Corinthian , the other Aeginetan . The principal city of Phocis was Delphi , and much of the area is ...
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