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Achilles surrendered her but refused to fight any longer or to allow his troops to
do so . His mother appealed to Zeus to give the Trojans victory so that the Greeks
should be forced to heap honors on Achilles in order to win his help .
Achilles surrendered her but refused to fight any longer or to allow his troops to
do so . His mother appealed to Zeus to give the Trojans victory so that the Greeks
should be forced to heap honors on Achilles in order to win his help .
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She proudly refused , and lived to be a decrepit thousand years old . Apollo
pursued 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 ...
She proudly refused , and lived to be a decrepit thousand years old . Apollo
pursued 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 ...
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Apollo and Poseidon , with the help of the mortal Acacus , had built the city walls
for Laomedon , but the king had refused to pay them their wages . The sea - god
had punished him by sending a sea - monster to ravage the land . An oracle had
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Apollo and Poseidon , with the help of the mortal Acacus , had built the city walls
for Laomedon , but the king had refused to pay them their wages . The sea - god
had punished him by sending a sea - monster to ravage the land . An oracle had
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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