Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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Page 213
... carried off Helen to the city of Aphidnae , in Attica , to become Theseus ' bride . The Dioscuri waited until Theseus was away on another adventure , then captured Aphidnae , and perhaps Athens as well , with the aid of Spartan and ...
... carried off Helen to the city of Aphidnae , in Attica , to become Theseus ' bride . The Dioscuri waited until Theseus was away on another adventure , then captured Aphidnae , and perhaps Athens as well , with the aid of Spartan and ...
Page 257
... carried out by the ERINYES . In one instance — the attempt by PeiritHoüs and Theseus to carry off Persephone - Hades understandably took a personal interest in individual Eunishment . One late Classical writer claims that he had the two ...
... carried out by the ERINYES . In one instance — the attempt by PeiritHoüs and Theseus to carry off Persephone - Hades understandably took a personal interest in individual Eunishment . One late Classical writer claims that he had the two ...
Page 571
... carried out together turned out disastrously for both . They decided first that they would kidnap Helen , a daughter of Zeus who had been adopted by Tyndareüs , king of Sparta . Some say that Theseus wanted to be related to the Dioscuri ...
... carried out together turned out disastrously for both . They decided first that they would kidnap Helen , a daughter of Zeus who had been adopted by Tyndareüs , king of Sparta . Some say that Theseus wanted to be related to the Dioscuri ...
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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