Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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... Trojan War , was the ingenious artisan who built the WOODEN HORSE , with the aid of Athena . According to Homer ( Iliad 23.664-699 ) , he was a powerful boxer and a brave soldier , and Vergil lists him among the Greeks in the horse ...
... Trojan War , was the ingenious artisan who built the WOODEN HORSE , with the aid of Athena . According to Homer ( Iliad 23.664-699 ) , he was a powerful boxer and a brave soldier , and Vergil lists him among the Greeks in the horse ...
Page 237
... Trojan War . He chose to win glory at Troy and , in doing so , avoid both the disease and the fine that would have been imposed on him if he had refused to go . Paris shot and killed him . ( Homer , Iliad , 13.660-672 . ) Euippe . See ...
... Trojan War . He chose to win glory at Troy and , in doing so , avoid both the disease and the fine that would have been imposed on him if he had refused to go . Paris shot and killed him . ( Homer , Iliad , 13.660-672 . ) Euippe . See ...
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... Trojan War , but the boy was killed by Achilles as he ran among the warriors . Another well - known tradition , in which Hecuba is Polydorus ' mother , has it that , when his parents realized that the war with the Greeks might end ...
... Trojan War , but the boy was killed by Achilles as he ran among the warriors . Another well - known tradition , in which Hecuba is Polydorus ' mother , has it that , when his parents realized that the war with the Greeks might end ...
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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