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Heracles married Creon's daughter Megara, and many writer have assumed that
the king gave her to him as a reward for his services in the Minyan war. Other
writers have said, however, that Heracles returned from this war to find that Creon
...
Heracles married Creon's daughter Megara, and many writer have assumed that
the king gave her to him as a reward for his services in the Minyan war. Other
writers have said, however, that Heracles returned from this war to find that Creon
...
Page 309
A beautiful youth, Hyacinth was loved by the bard Thamyris, the first man to love
another man. Apollo, too, fell in love with Hyacinth, but one day killed him
accidentally with a cast of the discus. (Late writers attributed this accident to the
jealousy ...
A beautiful youth, Hyacinth was loved by the bard Thamyris, the first man to love
another man. Apollo, too, fell in love with Hyacinth, but one day killed him
accidentally with a cast of the discus. (Late writers attributed this accident to the
jealousy ...
Page 531
The Roman writer varro compiled a list of ten sibyls on three continents. Perhaps
the most famous of these was the Cumaean Sibyl, who acted as Aeneas' guide to
the Underworld and, during her thousand years of life, wrote down the oracles ...
The Roman writer varro compiled a list of ten sibyls on three continents. Perhaps
the most famous of these was the Cumaean Sibyl, who acted as Aeneas' guide to
the Underworld and, during her thousand years of life, wrote down the oracles ...
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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