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... Trojan forces . Achilles killed the king and his seven sons in one day and held the queen for ransom . Out of respect for Eëtion's prowess , however , he did not plunder the corpse but buried the king in his armor . According to Homer ...
... Trojan forces . Achilles killed the king and his seven sons in one day and held the queen for ransom . Out of respect for Eëtion's prowess , however , he did not plunder the corpse but buried the king in his armor . According to Homer ...
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... Trojans left Sicily to sail northward , Juno ( Hera ) commanded Aeolus , keeper of the winds , to destroy the Trojan fleet . The goddess had not forgotten her anger at Venus ( Aphrodite ) for winning the golden apple , and at the Trojans ...
... Trojans left Sicily to sail northward , Juno ( Hera ) commanded Aeolus , keeper of the winds , to destroy the Trojan fleet . The goddess had not forgotten her anger at Venus ( Aphrodite ) for winning the golden apple , and at the Trojans ...
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... Trojan War in his Electra , she plays her more familiar role of a vain and heartless woman in his tragedy The Trojan Women . She has only a minor part in his Orestes . Helen appears in both the Iliad ( Book 3 ) and the Odyssey ( Books 4 ...
... Trojan War in his Electra , she plays her more familiar role of a vain and heartless woman in his tragedy The Trojan Women . She has only a minor part in his Orestes . Helen appears in both the Iliad ( Book 3 ) and the Odyssey ( Books 4 ...
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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