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ART EMIS ARTEMIS a constellation after Ge had sent a scorpion to kill him
because of a boast that had offended her . Other accounts say that Artemis killed
Orion because he challenged her to a game of quoits , or because he raped Opis
, or ...
ART EMIS ARTEMIS a constellation after Ge had sent a scorpion to kill him
because of a boast that had offended her . Other accounts say that Artemis killed
Orion because he challenged her to a game of quoits , or because he raped Opis
, or ...
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He sent him against the Solymi , a neighboring tribe who had long been enemies
of the Lycians . They put up a fierce fight , but , mounted on Pegasus ,
Bellerophon managed to rout them . Returning from this campaign , he was sent
to fight ...
He sent him against the Solymi , a neighboring tribe who had long been enemies
of the Lycians . They put up a fierce fight , but , mounted on Pegasus ,
Bellerophon managed to rout them . Returning from this campaign , he was sent
to fight ...
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This group of stars represents the monster sent by Poseidon to devour
Andromeda in order to punish her boastful mother , Cassiopeia . It was killed by
Perseus . The entire cast of characters of this familiar tale appears in the sky :
Perseus ...
This group of stars represents the monster sent by Poseidon to devour
Andromeda in order to punish her boastful mother , Cassiopeia . It was killed by
Perseus . The entire cast of characters of this familiar tale appears in the sky :
Perseus ...
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