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Page 105
Other accounts say that Artemis killed Orion because he challenged her to a
game of quoits , or because he raped Opis , or because he lay with Eos .
According to one version of Orion's death , the giant hunter had won the goddess
...
Other accounts say that Artemis killed Orion because he challenged her to a
game of quoits , or because he raped Opis , or because he lay with Eos .
According to one version of Orion's death , the giant hunter had won the goddess
...
Page 287
Many accounts call this the final labor , saying that it followed the capture of
Cerberus . ... several adventures , which will be related here in an order that
allows for slightly more geographical plausibility than does the account of
Apollodorus .
Many accounts call this the final labor , saying that it followed the capture of
Cerberus . ... several adventures , which will be related here in an order that
allows for slightly more geographical plausibility than does the account of
Apollodorus .
Page 455
Another account claims that she dipped the baby in the river Styx , thus
immortalizing every part of his body except the heel ... Thetis , who was ,
according to some accounts , still married to Peleus , knew that Achilles would
die if he went to the ...
Another account claims that she dipped the baby in the river Styx , thus
immortalizing every part of his body except the heel ... Thetis , who was ,
according to some accounts , still married to Peleus , knew that Achilles would
die if he went to the ...
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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
Bibliographic information
| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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