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Page 113
... child . Whether the father was Melanion or Meleager or the god Ares is disputed . The embarrassed young woman exposed the child on Mount Parthenius , eager at all costs to preserve her reputation as a virgin . It was discovered by ...
... child . Whether the father was Melanion or Meleager or the god Ares is disputed . The embarrassed young woman exposed the child on Mount Parthenius , eager at all costs to preserve her reputation as a virgin . It was discovered by ...
Page 205
... child from Hermes and , with the approval of her husband , ATHAMas ( C ) , acted for a time as his nurse , agreeing to rear him as a girl , as llermes requested , presumably in the vain hope of deceiving Hera . Hera hated the child and ...
... child from Hermes and , with the approval of her husband , ATHAMas ( C ) , acted for a time as his nurse , agreeing to rear him as a girl , as llermes requested , presumably in the vain hope of deceiving Hera . Hera hated the child and ...
Page 607
... child , it would be a son who would rule heaven . Zeus emulated his father and swallowed Metis . In due course he had to be delivered of Metis ' first child . He called in Prometheus or Hephaestus , who neatly split open Zeus's head ...
... child , it would be a son who would rule heaven . Zeus emulated his father and swallowed Metis . In due course he had to be delivered of Metis ' first child . He called in Prometheus or Hephaestus , who neatly split open Zeus's head ...
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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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