Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology1970 |
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... ships in an assault led by Hector . Agamemnon sent old Phoenix , together with Odysseus and Ajax , to offer not only Briseïs but a great deal of treasure as well if Achilles would rejoin the fighting . Achilles refused , and kept ...
... ships in an assault led by Hector . Agamemnon sent old Phoenix , together with Odysseus and Ajax , to offer not only Briseïs but a great deal of treasure as well if Achilles would rejoin the fighting . Achilles refused , and kept ...
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... ships sailed across the Hellespont to the Thracian Chersonese . There the Trojan queen , Hecuba , who had been awarded to Odysseus as a concubine , discovered that Polymestor , king of the Bistones , had treacherously murdered Polydorus ...
... ships sailed across the Hellespont to the Thracian Chersonese . There the Trojan queen , Hecuba , who had been awarded to Odysseus as a concubine , discovered that Polymestor , king of the Bistones , had treacherously murdered Polydorus ...
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... ships on their homeward journey . Thanks to Aeolus ' kindliness , the ships sailed eastward for nine days and , on the tenth , came within sight of Ithaca . When he could at last see men tending their fires in his homeland , the weary ...
... ships on their homeward journey . Thanks to Aeolus ' kindliness , the ships sailed eastward for nine days and , on the tenth , came within sight of Ithaca . When he could at last see men tending their fires in his homeland , the weary ...
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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