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They shared these rites with the Great Gods of Samothrace , who were often
identified by late Classical writers as Demeter or Rhea , Hermes , and other
Olympian divinities . For two thousand years writers have speculated about the
identity ...
They shared these rites with the Great Gods of Samothrace , who were often
identified by late Classical writers as Demeter or Rhea , Hermes , and other
Olympian divinities . For two thousand years writers have speculated about the
identity ...
Page 231
Erichthonius was often identified by ancient writers with his descendant
Erechtheus , who was also said by many to have been born from the earth .
Erichthonius was represented in the famous statue of Athena in the Parthenon as
a snake ...
Erichthonius was often identified by ancient writers with his descendant
Erechtheus , who was also said by many to have been born from the earth .
Erichthonius was represented in the famous statue of Athena in the Parthenon as
a snake ...
Page 597
The sea - goddess Tethys will not allow Ursa Major to set in the ocean because
of the enmity that her foster - daughter Hera bore Callisto . Another legend
identified the Great and Lesser Bears as Helice and Cynosura , nurses of Zeus in
Crete ...
The sea - goddess Tethys will not allow Ursa Major to set in the ocean because
of the enmity that her foster - daughter Hera bore Callisto . Another legend
identified the Great and Lesser Bears as Helice and Cynosura , nurses of Zeus in
Crete ...
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