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Page 287
Heracles left the rest of the herd in Hephaestus ' keeping and followed the bull as it ran the length of the island . It reached the region of Eryx , at the western end , where King Eryx mingled it with his own herd .
Heracles left the rest of the herd in Hephaestus ' keeping and followed the bull as it ran the length of the island . It reached the region of Eryx , at the western end , where King Eryx mingled it with his own herd .
Page 295
Unaware that the treacherous Centaur's blood had been poisoned by the deadly venom of the Hydra on Heracles ' arrow , she followed Nessus ' directions and saved the potion for future use . Heracles and Deianeira continued on their way ...
Unaware that the treacherous Centaur's blood had been poisoned by the deadly venom of the Hydra on Heracles ' arrow , she followed Nessus ' directions and saved the potion for future use . Heracles and Deianeira continued on their way ...
Page 551
Now a mature and courageous young man , Telemachus acquitted himself well in the tense days that followed , fighting beside his father in the final battle that destroyed the suitors . Telemachus presumably ruled Ithaca during Odysseus ...
Now a mature and courageous young man , Telemachus acquitted himself well in the tense days that followed , fighting beside his father in the final battle that destroyed the suitors . Telemachus presumably ruled Ithaca during Odysseus ...
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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