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Page 279
... 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 that Creon had been murdered and his throne usurped by ...
... 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 that Creon had been murdered and his throne usurped by ...
Page 309
... writers attributed this accident to the jealousy of Zephyrus , the West Wind , yet a third lover of the boy . ) From the blood of the dying youth sprang a flower that bore on its petals the syllables of lament ai ai ! Apollo decreed ...
... writers attributed this accident to the jealousy of Zephyrus , the West Wind , yet a third lover of the boy . ) From the blood of the dying youth sprang a flower that bore on its petals the syllables of lament ai ai ! Apollo decreed ...
Page 531
... writers to be the “ Thrinacia ” mentioned by Homer as the pastureland of Helius ' cattle . It was also identified as the home of Polyphemus . Scylla and Charybdis were said to be located at the northern end of the Strait of Messina ...
... writers to be the “ Thrinacia ” mentioned by Homer as the pastureland of Helius ' cattle . It was also identified as the home of Polyphemus . Scylla and Charybdis were said to be located at the northern end of the Strait of Messina ...
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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