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Page 115
According to this story , Ino disappeared leaving her children behind . Athamas ,
believing her dead , married Themisto . She bore two sons , Sphincius and
Orchomenus . Athamas later discovered that Ino was , in fact , reveling as a
bacchant ...
According to this story , Ino disappeared leaving her children behind . Athamas ,
believing her dead , married Themisto . She bore two sons , Sphincius and
Orchomenus . Athamas later discovered that Ino was , in fact , reveling as a
bacchant ...
Page 325
The poet Stesichorus and others alleged that Iphigeneia was really the daughter
borne to Theseus by the captive Helen , who , when freed , gave the baby to her
married sister , Clytemnestra . This story was not , however , generally accepted .
The poet Stesichorus and others alleged that Iphigeneia was really the daughter
borne to Theseus by the captive Helen , who , when freed , gave the baby to her
married sister , Clytemnestra . This story was not , however , generally accepted .
Page 475
In these two versions of the story , Phineus was further punished by having his
food snatched away by the Harpies . Still other writers say that Poseidon blinded
Phineus for telling Phrixus how to reach Colchis or Phrixus ' sons how to reach ...
In these two versions of the story , Phineus was further punished by having his
food snatched away by the Harpies . Still other writers say that Poseidon blinded
Phineus for telling Phrixus how to reach Colchis or Phrixus ' sons how to reach ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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