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Page 143
Ares , though he presumably consented to having Cadmus for a son - in - law ,
never forgave him for killing the sacred snake . Only one of Cadmus ' children -
his son , Polydorus -- did not come to grief . Harmonia bore Cadmus four
daughters ...
Ares , though he presumably consented to having Cadmus for a son - in - law ,
never forgave him for killing the sacred snake . Only one of Cadmus ' children -
his son , Polydorus -- did not come to grief . Harmonia bore Cadmus four
daughters ...
Page 181
Cychreus was associated in every story with a snake . Some say that he was
given the rule of Salamis for killing a dangerous snake . Others claim that he bred
the snake , which , when it was driven from Salamis by Eurylochus , went to the ...
Cychreus was associated in every story with a snake . Some say that he was
given the rule of Salamis for killing a dangerous snake . Others claim that he bred
the snake , which , when it was driven from Salamis by Eurylochus , went to the ...
Page 429
In her service he killed or captured the Cercopes , killed the outlaw Syleus and
his daughter , razed the city of the Itoni , and destroyed a great snake that was
ravaging a part of Lydia . Omphale is said by some Roman writers to have made
...
In her service he killed or captured the Cercopes , killed the outlaw Syleus and
his daughter , razed the city of the Itoni , and destroyed a great snake that was
ravaging a part of Lydia . Omphale is said by some Roman writers to have made
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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