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Cybele does not often appear in Greek literature, except as she is identified with
Rhea, the mother of most of the Olympian gods. In this guise she is said to have
purified the young Dionysus and taught him his rites at Cybela, in Phrygia.
Cybele does not often appear in Greek literature, except as she is identified with
Rhea, the mother of most of the Olympian gods. In this guise she is said to have
purified the young Dionysus and taught him his rites at Cybela, in Phrygia.
Page 463
Since his elder brothers inherited his father's kingdom, Pergamus left Epeirus
with his mother and migrated to Mysia. There he conquered Teuthrania, killing
King Areius, and renamed the city Pergamum. [Pausanias 1.1.1.2.] Periboea (1).
Since his elder brothers inherited his father's kingdom, Pergamus left Epeirus
with his mother and migrated to Mysia. There he conquered Teuthrania, killing
King Areius, and renamed the city Pergamum. [Pausanias 1.1.1.2.] Periboea (1).
Page 559
T H E 1 a had killed his father and married his mother, he blinded himself and
Jocasta committed suicide. Eteocles and Polyneices, Oedipus' sons, agreed to
share the throne, but Eteocles soon banished his brother. Polyneices raised an
army ...
T H E 1 a had killed his father and married his mother, he blinded himself and
Jocasta committed suicide. Eteocles and Polyneices, Oedipus' sons, agreed to
share the throne, but Eteocles soon banished his brother. Polyneices raised an
army ...
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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