Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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Page 303
... death if old Peleus , Neoptolemus ' grandfather , had not intervened . Fearing her husband's vengeance , she fled with Orestes to Sparta . After Neoptolemus ' death at Delphi she bore Tisamenus by Orestes . This boy succeeded his father ...
... death if old Peleus , Neoptolemus ' grandfather , had not intervened . Fearing her husband's vengeance , she fled with Orestes to Sparta . After Neoptolemus ' death at Delphi she bore Tisamenus by Orestes . This boy succeeded his father ...
Page 335
... ( Death ) , Hypnos ( Sleep ) , and other abstractions . They were invoked by Medea during her incantation that caused the death of Talos . ( Homer , Iliad , 18.535-538 ; Hesiod , Theogony , 211-212 , 217–222 , and Works and Days , 92 ...
... ( Death ) , Hypnos ( Sleep ) , and other abstractions . They were invoked by Medea during her incantation that caused the death of Talos . ( Homer , Iliad , 18.535-538 ; Hesiod , Theogony , 211-212 , 217–222 , and Works and Days , 92 ...
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... death in battle of Patroclus , Zeus regretted causing them suffering through association with human beings , the most miserable of all creatures . Hera gave Xanthus the power of speech in order to warn Achilles of his impending death ...
... death in battle of Patroclus , Zeus regretted causing them suffering through association with human beings , the most miserable of all creatures . Hera gave Xanthus the power of speech in order to warn Achilles of his impending death ...
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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