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Page 213
Theseus and his friend Peirithoüs , eager to marry daughters of Zeus , 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 ...
Theseus and his friend Peirithoüs , eager to marry daughters of Zeus , 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 ...
Page 257
He therefore advised his brother to carry off the girl by force . Hades , emerging from the earth in his four - horse chariot , snatched Persephone up as she was picking flowers and carried her down to his home .
He therefore advised his brother to carry off the girl by force . Hades , emerging from the earth in his four - horse chariot , snatched Persephone up as she was picking flowers and carried her down to his home .
Page 571
This misfortune occurred when , getting drunk during the festivities , the Centaurs tried to carry off the Lapith women ... years of his life and the two enterprises that the pair carried out together turned out disastrously for both .
This misfortune occurred when , getting drunk during the festivities , the Centaurs tried to carry off the Lapith women ... years of his life and the two enterprises that the pair carried out together turned out disastrously for both .
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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
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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