Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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... descendants , the Romans , were destined one day to destroy Carthage , her favorite city . Juno's evil designs on the Trojan fleet were foiled , however , by Neptune ( Poseidon ) , who calmed the sea . Aeneas reached Carthage in safety ...
... descendants , the Romans , were destined one day to destroy Carthage , her favorite city . Juno's evil designs on the Trojan fleet were foiled , however , by Neptune ( Poseidon ) , who calmed the sea . Aeneas reached Carthage in safety ...
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... descendants from Lemnos , after a sojourn in Sparta , helped to colonize the island . Another story , which was to some degree combined with the Minyan version , emphasized the role of Theras , the island's eponym , a Theban who had ...
... descendants from Lemnos , after a sojourn in Sparta , helped to colonize the island . Another story , which was to some degree combined with the Minyan version , emphasized the role of Theras , the island's eponym , a Theban who had ...
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... descendants remembered her vow never to burn shrubs . Theseus next went out of his way to hunt the wild sow or boar that was ravaging Crommyon . This sow , an offspring of Echidna and Typhon that was called Phaea , for the woman who had ...
... descendants remembered her vow never to burn shrubs . Theseus next went out of his way to hunt the wild sow or boar that was ravaging Crommyon . This sow , an offspring of Echidna and Typhon that was called Phaea , for the woman who had ...
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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