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Page 491
A god of the sea , of earthquakes , and of horses . A. Poseidon , whom the
Romans identified with their god Neptune , was borne by Rhea to her husband ,
Cronus . According to an Arcadian legend , Rhea , knowing her husband's habit
of ...
A god of the sea , of earthquakes , and of horses . A. Poseidon , whom the
Romans identified with their god Neptune , was borne by Rhea to her husband ,
Cronus . According to an Arcadian legend , Rhea , knowing her husband's habit
of ...
Page 493
Poseidon was also a god of horses . In Vergil's fancy , he brought forth the first
horse from rock in the same manner that he created springs , with a blow of his
trident . When Demeter was wandering through Arcadia in search of her daughter
...
Poseidon was also a god of horses . In Vergil's fancy , he brought forth the first
horse from rock in the same manner that he created springs , with a blow of his
trident . When Demeter was wandering through Arcadia in search of her daughter
...
Page 545
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 the races .
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 the races .
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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