Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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Page 365
... gave two crops of the Gorgon's blood to Erichthonius , king of Athens ; one drop cured disease , the other was a deadly poison . The goddess also cut off a lock of Medusa's hair and gave it , concealed in an urn , to Heracles . He later ...
... gave two crops of the Gorgon's blood to Erichthonius , king of Athens ; one drop cured disease , the other was a deadly poison . The goddess also cut off a lock of Medusa's hair and gave it , concealed in an urn , to Heracles . He later ...
Page 491
... gave Cronus a foal instead . Cronus , who had occasionally taken the form of a horse himself , was not unduly surprised at this unconventional offspring and ate it without comment . Thus , Rhea saved Poseidon , as well as Zeus , from ...
... gave Cronus a foal instead . Cronus , who had occasionally taken the form of a horse himself , was not unduly surprised at this unconventional offspring and ate it without comment . Thus , Rhea saved Poseidon , as well as Zeus , from ...
Page 531
... gave riddling predictions in a manner similar to that of the Pythia at Delphi . Sibylla's utterances gained such a reputation that her name became a term for all prophetesses . The Roman writer Varro compiled a list of ten sibyls on ...
... gave riddling predictions in a manner similar to that of the Pythia at Delphi . Sibylla's utterances gained such a reputation that her name became a term for all prophetesses . The Roman writer Varro compiled a list of ten sibyls on ...
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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