Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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... nymph DAPHNE , but she became a laurel bush rather than submit to him . He had to content himself with killing Leucippus , a young rival , and making the laurel his sacred plant . Apollo fell in love with Marpessa , daughter of the ...
... nymph DAPHNE , but she became a laurel bush rather than submit to him . He had to content himself with killing Leucippus , a young rival , and making the laurel his sacred plant . Apollo fell in love with Marpessa , daughter of the ...
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... nymph of Mount Helicon . Echo , an attendant of Hera , would keep her mistress entertained with endless chatter while Zeus dallied with the other nymphs . Catching onto this ruse , the angry goddess punished her with a curious speech ...
... nymph of Mount Helicon . Echo , an attendant of Hera , would keep her mistress entertained with endless chatter while Zeus dallied with the other nymphs . Catching onto this ruse , the angry goddess punished her with a curious speech ...
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... NYMPH . Narcissus . The son of the nymph Leiriope by the river - god Cephiss us . When Leiriope asked the then little - known seer Teiresias if her newborn son would live a long life , he replied , “ If he never know himself . ” This ...
... NYMPH . Narcissus . The son of the nymph Leiriope by the river - god Cephiss us . When Leiriope asked the then little - known seer Teiresias if her newborn son would live a long life , he replied , “ If he never know himself . ” This ...
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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