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... killed the king and his seven sons in one day and held the queen for ransom . Out of respect for Eëtion's prowess , however , he did not plunder the corpse but buried the king in his armor . According to Homer ( Iliad 9.666-668 ) ...
... killed the king and his seven sons in one day and held the queen for ransom . Out of respect for Eëtion's prowess , however , he did not plunder the corpse but buried the king in his armor . According to Homer ( Iliad 9.666-668 ) ...
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... killed on the field . Together the two pursued Hector and might have killed him had not Zeus stopped them by flinging a thunderbolt . Later Diomedes volunteered to join Odysseus in a nocturnal spying excursion . They captured and killed ...
... killed on the field . Together the two pursued Hector and might have killed him had not Zeus stopped them by flinging a thunderbolt . Later Diomedes volunteered to join Odysseus in a nocturnal spying excursion . They captured and killed ...
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... killed Perseus , who had killed Proëtus . Hyginus says that Abas killed Megapenthes to avenge his father , Lynceus , but the incident that gave rise to his enmity is nowhere recorded . Megapenthes ( 2 ) . A son of Menelaus by a slave ...
... killed Perseus , who had killed Proëtus . Hyginus says that Abas killed Megapenthes to avenge his father , Lynceus , but the incident that gave rise to his enmity is nowhere recorded . Megapenthes ( 2 ) . A son of Menelaus by a slave ...
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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