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... originally a deity of the Latins or Sabines , was a patroness of wild things and of birth , both human and animal . Apparently a fertility goddess of the “ mountain - mother ” type , she was easily identified with the Greek ARTEMIS ...
... originally a deity of the Latins or Sabines , was a patroness of wild things and of birth , both human and animal . Apparently a fertility goddess of the “ mountain - mother ” type , she was easily identified with the Greek ARTEMIS ...
Page 521
... originally attached to the Roman god seems to have had none of the violence attributed to Cronus . The association of the two gods caused Saturn to be worshiped together with the agricultural goddess Ops ( who was early identified with ...
... originally attached to the Roman god seems to have had none of the violence attributed to Cronus . The association of the two gods caused Saturn to be worshiped together with the agricultural goddess Ops ( who was early identified with ...
Page 531
... originally named Asopia , for the Asopus River that flowed through them , or Aegialeia , for Aegialeus , whom the Sicyonians called autochthonous ( see AEGIALUS ) . The Argives claimed , however , that Aegialeus was a son of their own ...
... originally named Asopia , for the Asopus River that flowed through them , or Aegialeia , for Aegialeus , whom the Sicyonians called autochthonous ( see AEGIALUS ) . The Argives claimed , however , that Aegialeus was a son of their own ...
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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