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Achilles killed the king and his seven sons in one day and held the queen for
ransom. Out of respect for Eetion's prowess, however, he did not plunder the
corpse but buried the king in his armor. According to Homer [Iliad 9.666–668),
Scyrus ...
Achilles killed the king and his seven sons in one day and held the queen for
ransom. Out of respect for Eetion's prowess, however, he did not plunder the
corpse but buried the king in his armor. According to Homer [Iliad 9.666–668),
Scyrus ...
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He distinguished himself there by killing Machaon and Peneletis, but was himself
killed by Neoptolemus. [Homer, Odyssey, 11.519–521; Little Iliad 1, 8; Pausanias
9.5.15.] Eurysaces. See AJAx (1). Eurysthenes. See PRocles. Eurystheus.
He distinguished himself there by killing Machaon and Peneletis, but was himself
killed by Neoptolemus. [Homer, Odyssey, 11.519–521; Little Iliad 1, 8; Pausanias
9.5.15.] Eurysaces. See AJAx (1). Eurysthenes. See PRocles. Eurystheus.
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Some writers say that Athena guided his hand, or even killed Medusa herself,
flaying her in order to use her skin for an Aegis. The drops of blood that fell from
Medusa's severed head into the Libyan Desert were transformed into snakes,
one of ...
Some writers say that Athena guided his hand, or even killed Medusa herself,
flaying her in order to use her skin for an Aegis. The drops of blood that fell from
Medusa's severed head into the Libyan Desert were transformed into snakes,
one of ...
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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