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... identified by late Classical writers as Demeter or Rhea , Hermes , and other Olympian divinities . For two thousand years writers have speculated about the identity and nature of the Cabeiri . It is now generally believed that they were ...
... identified by late Classical writers as Demeter or Rhea , Hermes , and other Olympian divinities . For two thousand years writers have speculated about the identity and nature of the Cabeiri . It is now generally believed that they were ...
Page 429
... identified by the Greeks with Athena . The worship of Onca was brought to Greece by Cadmus and established at Thebes . She had a shrine there that is mentioned by Aeschylus in his Seven Against Thebes . ( Pausanias 9.12.2 . ) Onchestus ...
... identified by the Greeks with Athena . The worship of Onca was brought to Greece by Cadmus and established at Thebes . She had a shrine there that is mentioned by Aeschylus in his Seven Against Thebes . ( Pausanias 9.12.2 . ) Onchestus ...
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... identified the Great and Lesser Bears as Helice and Cynosura , nurses of Zeus in Crete , but no significant myths seem to have been attached to Ursa Minor . The Great Bear was often called the Wagon ( Plaustrum ) , and Arctophylax was ...
... identified the Great and Lesser Bears as Helice and Cynosura , nurses of Zeus in Crete , but no significant myths seem to have been attached to Ursa Minor . The Great Bear was often called the Wagon ( Plaustrum ) , and Arctophylax was ...
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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