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... king of Athens . A. Aegeus was the eldest son of Pandion , a deposed king of Athens , and Pylia , a daughter of Pylas , whom Pandion had succeeded as king of Megara . This , at least , was the official report . It was widely believed ...
... king of Athens . A. Aegeus was the eldest son of Pandion , a deposed king of Athens , and Pylia , a daughter of Pylas , whom Pandion had succeeded as king of Megara . This , at least , was the official report . It was widely believed ...
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... king's son . In this version the king ( Eleusis ) , rather than his wife , sees his son being roasted in the fire . He is killed by the goddess when he interferes , but the child ( Triptolemus instead of Demophoon ) survives and is ...
... king's son . In this version the king ( Eleusis ) , rather than his wife , sees his son being roasted in the fire . He is killed by the goddess when he interferes , but the child ( Triptolemus instead of Demophoon ) survives and is ...
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... King Areius , and renamed the city Pergamum . ( Pausanias 1.11.2 . ] Periboea ( 1 ) . The wife of Polybus , a king of Corinth or Sicyon . Periboea , who is often called Merope , was the foster mother of OEDIPUS [ A ] . Periboea ( 2 ) ...
... King Areius , and renamed the city Pergamum . ( Pausanias 1.11.2 . ] Periboea ( 1 ) . The wife of Polybus , a king of Corinth or Sicyon . Periboea , who is often called Merope , was the foster mother of OEDIPUS [ A ] . Periboea ( 2 ) ...
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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