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... Perhaps the first Greek to encounter the Amazons was lo , the Argive heifer - woman , as she was wandering through the regions surrounding the Black Sea . She found them living at Themiscyra ( now Termeh ) , on the Thermodon River ...
... Perhaps the first Greek to encounter the Amazons was lo , the Argive heifer - woman , as she was wandering through the regions surrounding the Black Sea . She found them living at Themiscyra ( now Termeh ) , on the Thermodon River ...
Page 61
... perhaps best known under the name of Ishtar or Astarte . This goddess had a male cult partner of less importance than herself . In Aphrodite's case this role was played by Adonis , by Anchises , and , in Sicily , perhaps by Butes . The ...
... perhaps best known under the name of Ishtar or Astarte . This goddess had a male cult partner of less importance than herself . In Aphrodite's case this role was played by Adonis , by Anchises , and , in Sicily , perhaps by Butes . The ...
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... ( perhaps by an earlier marriage ) . Hyginus ( Fabulae 99 , 100 ) tells a more complicated story . At the same time that Auge was exposing her child on Mount Parthenius , Atalanta was doing the same with Parthenopaeüs , her child by ...
... ( perhaps by an earlier marriage ) . Hyginus ( Fabulae 99 , 100 ) tells a more complicated story . At the same time that Auge was exposing her child on Mount Parthenius , Atalanta was doing the same with Parthenopaeüs , her child by ...
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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