Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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... honor to Aphrodite , the girl was punished by the goddess with an uncontrollable love for her father . Myrrha satisfied her desire with the help of her nurse and became pregnant . When the father learned what had happened , he pursued ...
... honor to Aphrodite , the girl was punished by the goddess with an uncontrollable love for her father . Myrrha satisfied her desire with the help of her nurse and became pregnant . When the father learned what had happened , he pursued ...
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... honor . B. As the Trojans left Sicily to sail northward , Juno ( Hera ) commanded Aeolus , keeper of the winds , to destroy the Trojan fleet . The goddess had not forgotten her anger at Venus ( Aphrodite ) for winning the golden apple ...
... honor . B. As the Trojans left Sicily to sail northward , Juno ( Hera ) commanded Aeolus , keeper of the winds , to destroy the Trojan fleet . The goddess had not forgotten her anger at Venus ( Aphrodite ) for winning the golden apple ...
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... honor . Dionysus relented and the women of Attica regained their sanity . He placed Icarius , Erigone , and even their dog , Maeara , in the stars as the constellations Boötes , Virgo , and Canicula or Procyon . When the god went to ...
... honor . Dionysus relented and the women of Attica regained their sanity . He placed Icarius , Erigone , and even their dog , Maeara , in the stars as the constellations Boötes , Virgo , and Canicula or Procyon . When the god went to ...
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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