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Heracles married Creon's daughter Megara , and many writers 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 ...
Heracles married Creon's daughter Megara , and many writers 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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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The Roman writer Varro compiled a list of ten sibyls on three continents . Perhaps the most famous of these was ... Sicily was early supposed by writers to be the “ Thrinacia ” mentioned by Homer as the pastureland of Helius ' cattle .
The Roman writer Varro compiled a list of ten sibyls on three continents . Perhaps the most famous of these was ... Sicily was early supposed by writers to be the “ Thrinacia ” mentioned by Homer as the pastureland of Helius ' cattle .
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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
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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