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Page 89
While half of their feet sailed through the Bosporus , the other half , commanded
by Aeëtes ' son , Apsyrtus , made directly for the mouths of the Danube and
reached one of its two main outlets , Fair Mouth , before the Argo . None of the
natives ...
While half of their feet sailed through the Bosporus , the other half , commanded
by Aeëtes ' son , Apsyrtus , made directly for the mouths of the Danube and
reached one of its two main outlets , Fair Mouth , before the Argo . None of the
natives ...
Page 95
From Anaphe the Argonauts sailed to the island of Aegina , in the Saronic Gulf .
There the weary men , relieved to be on Greek soil once again , amused
themselves with seeing who could reach the ship first with a jar of water on his
shoulder .
From Anaphe the Argonauts sailed to the island of Aegina , in the Saronic Gulf .
There the weary men , relieved to be on Greek soil once again , amused
themselves with seeing who could reach the ship first with a jar of water on his
shoulder .
Page 265
Menelaüs sailed for Crete to officiate at the funeral , leaving his wife to make the
guest feel welcome . This she did so well that Paris sailed away one night with
Helen and a large amount of Menelaus ' property in his ship . The lovers made for
...
Menelaüs sailed for Crete to officiate at the funeral , leaving his wife to make the
guest feel welcome . This she did so well that Paris sailed away one night with
Helen and a large amount of Menelaus ' property in his ship . The lovers made for
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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