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Page 301
The god threatened the child with the dismal sate of ruling over other babies in
Hades if he did not confess the thest. Hermes pretended ignorance and even
swore by his father's head that he not only had not seen Apollo's cows but did not
...
The god threatened the child with the dismal sate of ruling over other babies in
Hades if he did not confess the thest. Hermes pretended ignorance and even
swore by his father's head that he not only had not seen Apollo's cows but did not
...
Page 443
Some regarded him as the eponym of Achaean Pellene. [Hesiod, Theogony, 375
–377, 383–388; Apollodorus 1.2.2–4; Pausanias 7.26.12.] Pallas (3). One of the
Giants. In the war between gods and Giants, Athena killed Pallas, flayed him, ...
Some regarded him as the eponym of Achaean Pellene. [Hesiod, Theogony, 375
–377, 383–388; Apollodorus 1.2.2–4; Pausanias 7.26.12.] Pallas (3). One of the
Giants. In the war between gods and Giants, Athena killed Pallas, flayed him, ...
Page 609
His special function was to send rain to fertilize the earth, but he also governed
the affairs of gods and men. As with other gods, his justice often consisted in
punishing mortals for arrogating to themselves divine prerogatives. He severely ...
His special function was to send rain to fertilize the earth, but he also governed
the affairs of gods and men. As with other gods, his justice often consisted in
punishing mortals for arrogating to themselves divine prerogatives. He severely ...
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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