Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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... horse himself , was not unduly surprised at this unconventional offspring and ate it without comment . Thus , Rhea saved Poseidon , as well as Zeus , from the fate of their brother and sisters . A Rhodian version of Poseidon's infancy ...
... horse himself , was not unduly surprised at this unconventional offspring and ate it without comment . Thus , Rhea saved Poseidon , as well as Zeus , from the fate of their brother and sisters . A Rhodian version of Poseidon's infancy ...
Page 493
... horse Arion . Demeter was worshiped in parts of Arcadia in a horse - headed form , and her seducer was known as Horse Poseidon . Poseidon seduced Medusa , then a lovely girl , in a temple of Athena . Athena , enraged , transformed her ...
... horse Arion . Demeter was worshiped in parts of Arcadia in a horse - headed form , and her seducer was known as Horse Poseidon . Poseidon seduced Medusa , then a lovely girl , in a temple of Athena . Athena , enraged , transformed her ...
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Edward Tripp. TARPEIA TAURIANS games , horses were unaccountably thrown into a panic upon approaching this altar . Disastrous results so often ensued that contestants offered sacrifices to propitiate Taraxippus ( Horse - Scarer ) before ...
Edward Tripp. TARPEIA TAURIANS games , horses were unaccountably thrown into a panic upon approaching this altar . Disastrous results so often ensued that contestants offered sacrifices to propitiate Taraxippus ( Horse - Scarer ) before ...
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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