Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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Page 63
... learned the art from Pan -- that most seers were said to have learned their art from him , if not to have been his sons . Similarly , Apollo was recognized as the god of music and was often represented as playing the lyre and leading ...
... learned the art from Pan -- that most seers were said to have learned their art from him , if not to have been his sons . Similarly , Apollo was recognized as the god of music and was often represented as playing the lyre and leading ...
Page 169
... learned from an oracle that they could not take Athens if they did . Codrus , too , learned of this oracle and , disguising himself , picked a quarrel with the invaders , so that they killed him . On discovering what they had done , the ...
... learned from an oracle that they could not take Athens if they did . Codrus , too , learned of this oracle and , disguising himself , picked a quarrel with the invaders , so that they killed him . On discovering what they had done , the ...
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... learned from an oracle that a plague which was troubling his city could be averted only if he annually sacrificed a girl from a noble family . He carried out this command , but found an excuse to exempt his own daughters from drawing ...
... learned from an oracle that a plague which was troubling his city could be averted only if he annually sacrificed a girl from a noble family . He carried out this command , but found an excuse to exempt his own daughters from drawing ...
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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