The Meridian Handbook of Classical MythologyThe ultimate single-volume reference guide to Greek and Roman mythology An ideal resource for students, teachers, librarians, writers, and readers of great literature, the Meridian Handbookhas set the standard for over three decades as the classic guide to the myths of Greece and Rome. From Athena to Zeus, Abantes to Zninthe, the epic heroes and gods who inhabit the pantheon of great literature are covered in fascinating detail. Complete stories and short identifications of characters, events, place names, and constellations are included. For a fuller perspective of the mythological realm, there are maps of the classical world and genealogical charts of the great royal lines. Comprehensive and accessible, the Meridian Handbook is an indispensable aid to understanding and enjoying mythology. |
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Cretan bull . A bull sacred to Poseidon . When MINOS [ A ] claimed the rule of Crete by divine right , he prayed to Poseidon for confirmation of this claim . The god sent a bull up from the sea , with orders that Minos sacrifice the ...
Cretan bull . A bull sacred to Poseidon . When MINOS [ A ] claimed the rule of Crete by divine right , he prayed to Poseidon for confirmation of this claim . The god sent a bull up from the sea , with orders that Minos sacrifice the ...
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CRETHEUS her to Crete , where she bore three sons , Minos , Rhadamanthys , and Sarpedon . Zeus then married her to Asterius , who had succeeded his father Tectamus as king . Asterius , whose daughter Crete was the eponym of the island ...
CRETHEUS her to Crete , where she bore three sons , Minos , Rhadamanthys , and Sarpedon . Zeus then married her to Asterius , who had succeeded his father Tectamus as king . Asterius , whose daughter Crete was the eponym of the island ...
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A king of Crete . A. Some Classical writers , no doubt struck by the fact that Minos appears in mythology to have been almost perpetually the king of Crete , claimed that there were two kings of that name . The first was one of three ...
A king of Crete . A. Some Classical writers , no doubt struck by the fact that Minos appears in mythology to have been almost perpetually the king of Crete , claimed that there were two kings of that name . The first was one of three ...
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According accounts Achilles Adrastus Aeschylus Aetolia ancient Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius appeared Argonauts Argos Artemis Athens became bore born 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 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 | The Meridian Handbook of Classical Mythology A Meridian book |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | New American Library, 1974 |
| ISBN | 0452009278, 9780452009271 |
| Length | 631 pages |
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