Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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... goddess , both as the Syrian Goddess and as Aphrodite . The Greeks had always known that Aphrodite was an Asiatic goddess . Herodotus stated that the oldest shrine of Aphrodite Urania ( Heavenly Aphrodite ) was in the Phoenician city of ...
... goddess , both as the Syrian Goddess and as Aphrodite . The Greeks had always known that Aphrodite was an Asiatic goddess . Herodotus stated that the oldest shrine of Aphrodite Urania ( Heavenly Aphrodite ) was in the Phoenician city of ...
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... goddess sat in a corner immersed in her grief until a waiting woman named lambe induced her to smile at her quips . She then accepted a cup of kykeon . Metaneira made Doso the nurse of her son Demophon . The goddess was as solicitous ...
... goddess sat in a corner immersed in her grief until a waiting woman named lambe induced her to smile at her quips . She then accepted a cup of kykeon . Metaneira made Doso the nurse of her son Demophon . The goddess was as solicitous ...
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... goddess . Diana , originally a deity of the Latins or Sabines , was a patroness of wild things and of birth , both human and animal . Apparently a fertility goddess of the “ mountain - mother ” type , she was easily identified with the ...
... goddess . Diana , originally a deity of the Latins or Sabines , was a patroness of wild things and of birth , both human and animal . Apparently a fertility goddess of the “ mountain - mother ” type , she was easily identified with the ...
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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