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Page 71
In a myth intended to explain the name, Ares was said to have been the first
person to be tried there for murder. In the Eumenides of Aeschylus, the
Areopagus is the scene of Orestes' trial for the murder of his mother. The
Areopagus was the ...
In a myth intended to explain the name, Ares was said to have been the first
person to be tried there for murder. In the Eumenides of Aeschylus, the
Areopagus is the scene of Orestes' trial for the murder of his mother. The
Areopagus was the ...
Page 125
Atreus, meanwhile, had consulted an oracle about how to end a famine that had
resulted from his murder of the children. He was told to bring Thyestes back to
Mycenae. Searching for him, Atreus came to King Thesprotus. He saw the lovely
...
Atreus, meanwhile, had consulted an oracle about how to end a famine that had
resulted from his murder of the children. He was told to bring Thyestes back to
Mycenae. Searching for him, Atreus came to King Thesprotus. He saw the lovely
...
Page 293
Although he is often credited with founding the Olympic games, this honor really
belongs to a much earlier Heracles, the Idaean Dactyl, Heracles had not forgiven
Neleus, king of Pylus, for his refusal to purify him after his murder of Iphitus.
Although he is often credited with founding the Olympic games, this honor really
belongs to a much earlier Heracles, the Idaean Dactyl, Heracles had not forgiven
Neleus, king of Pylus, for his refusal to purify him after his murder of Iphitus.
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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