Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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... fell in love with Marpessa , daughter of the river - god Evenus , but Idas carried her off . Apollo followed him to Messene and would have taken the girl by force , but Zeus intervened and allowed Marpessa to make her own choice of a ...
... fell in love with Marpessa , daughter of the river - god Evenus , but Idas carried her off . Apollo followed him to Messene and would have taken the girl by force , but Zeus intervened and allowed Marpessa to make her own choice of a ...
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... fell into the waters . The strait was thereafter named Hellespont- " Sea of Helle . " According to Hyginus ( Poetica Astronomica 2.20 ) , Helle did not die . Poseidon lay with her and she gave birth to either Pacon or Edonus . Hellen ...
... fell into the waters . The strait was thereafter named Hellespont- " Sea of Helle . " According to Hyginus ( Poetica Astronomica 2.20 ) , Helle did not die . Poseidon lay with her and she gave birth to either Pacon or Edonus . Hellen ...
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... fell in love with Peleus . Some writers say that Acastus ' wife was Astydameia . Hippolytus ( 1 ) . The son of Theseus and his mistress the Amazon queen Antiope , or Hippolyte . When THESEUS ( G ) , king of Athens , was about to marry ...
... fell in love with Peleus . Some writers say that Acastus ' wife was Astydameia . Hippolytus ( 1 ) . The son of Theseus and his mistress the Amazon queen Antiope , or Hippolyte . When THESEUS ( G ) , king of Athens , was about to marry ...
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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