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... born of the soil ) ruled at this time in Arcadia and civilized the people , called after him Pelasgians . ( This name was given by the Greeks to those tribes that had inhabited Greece before their arrival . ) The next several ...
... born of the soil ) ruled at this time in Arcadia and civilized the people , called after him Pelasgians . ( This name was given by the Greeks to those tribes that had inhabited Greece before their arrival . ) The next several ...
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... born or spent some years . This island was later renamed Samothrace by settlers from Samos . Dardanus ( 1 ) . The son of Zeus and Electra , daughter of Atlas . According to the Greeks , Dardanus was born in the region later called Troy ...
... born or spent some years . This island was later renamed Samothrace by settlers from Samos . Dardanus ( 1 ) . The son of Zeus and Electra , daughter of Atlas . According to the Greeks , Dardanus was born in the region later called Troy ...
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... born of his lineage who would rule over all the land about him . Hera , pretending not to believe her husband , made him swear that it would be as he had declared . Zeus had no sooner made his unwary vow than Hera sent Eileithyia , the ...
... born of his lineage who would rule over all the land about him . Hera , pretending not to believe her husband , made him swear that it would be as he had declared . Zeus had no sooner made his unwary vow than Hera sent Eileithyia , 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