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The region of Greece lying to the north and west of Attica . Bounded by the range
of the Cithaeron Mountains on the south and by Phocis and Locris to the
northwest , Boeotia lies between the Euboean Sea and the Gulf of Corinth . Its
two major ...
The region of Greece lying to the north and west of Attica . Bounded by the range
of the Cithaeron Mountains on the south and by Phocis and Locris to the
northwest , Boeotia lies between the Euboean Sea and the Gulf of Corinth . Its
two major ...
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He was allotted the region about Mount Parnassus . Dorus ' brother Aeolus and
his nephews lon and Achaeüs founded the other Hellenic groups . According to
Herodotus ( 1.56 ) , the Dorians came from Phthia , in southern Thessaly , and ...
He was allotted the region about Mount Parnassus . Dorus ' brother Aeolus and
his nephews lon and Achaeüs founded the other Hellenic groups . According to
Herodotus ( 1.56 ) , the Dorians came from Phthia , in southern Thessaly , and ...
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In a more prosaic tale froin the same region , Tritons used to attack Tanagran
cattle , and even boats , until the men set out bowls of wine . A Triton was caught
in a drunken stupor and beheaded , after which , apparently , the depredations ...
In a more prosaic tale froin the same region , Tritons used to attack Tanagran
cattle , and even boats , until the men set out bowls of wine . A Triton was caught
in a drunken stupor and beheaded , after which , apparently , the depredations ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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