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It is intended not to expound the myths of Greece and Rome , but to tell them in a readable and convenient form . It is not concerned with cult ; and it ventures into interpretation of the myths only where description of the gods ...
It is intended not to expound the myths of Greece and Rome , but to tell them in a readable and convenient form . It is not concerned with cult ; and it ventures into interpretation of the myths only where description of the gods ...
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Eros , not yet the handsome young god of later myth , probably represented the sexual force that would permit the work of ... the succession of ruling gods , each overthrowing his predecessor - were borrowed from myths of Anatolia .
Eros , not yet the handsome young god of later myth , probably represented the sexual force that would permit the work of ... the succession of ruling gods , each overthrowing his predecessor - were borrowed from myths of Anatolia .
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His cult , Orphism , became prominent about the sixth century B.c. It strongly influenced Pythagorean philosophy . A part of Orpheus ' myth is closely associated with the worship of Dionysus , but did not necessarily originate in it .
His cult , Orphism , became prominent about the sixth century B.c. It strongly influenced Pythagorean philosophy . A part of Orpheus ' myth is closely associated with the worship of Dionysus , but did not necessarily originate in it .
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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
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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