The Meridian Handbook of Classical MythologyNew American Library, 1974 - 631 pages The 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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Page 177
... Cronus , the boldest and craftiest of her sons . He waited until his father next lay with Ge and castrated him . Some say that the other Titans aided him , others that Cronus acted alone . In any case , Uranus withdrew and Cronus ruled ...
... Cronus , the boldest and craftiest of her sons . He waited until his father next lay with Ge and castrated him . Some say that the other Titans aided him , others that Cronus acted alone . In any case , Uranus withdrew and Cronus ruled ...
Page 512
... CRONUS . He overthrew their father , Uranus , and reigned over the other Titans , but was warned by his parents that he was destined to be overthrown in turn by one of his children . In order to prevent this , Cronus ate his children ...
... CRONUS . He overthrew their father , Uranus , and reigned over the other Titans , but was warned by his parents that he was destined to be overthrown in turn by one of his children . In order to prevent this , Cronus ate his children ...
Page 605
... Cronus by giving him , instead of the baby Zeus , a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes , which Cronus swallowed . Quickly discovering his mistake , Cronus looked everywhere for Zeus , but Rhea had hidden him in a cave on Mount Dicte ...
... Cronus by giving him , instead of the baby Zeus , a stone wrapped in swaddling clothes , which Cronus swallowed . Quickly discovering his mistake , Cronus looked everywhere for Zeus , but Rhea had hidden him in a cave on Mount Dicte ...
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According Achilles Aeëtes Aegeus Aeneas Aeolus Agamemnon Alcmeon Amphitryon Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius Arcadia Argive Argonauts Argos Artemis Athamas Athenian Athens Attica became Boeotia bore brother Cadmus called child claimed Corinth Creon Cretan Crete Cronus daughter death Delphi Demeter Diomedes Dionysus eponym Euripides Eurystheus Eurytus father gave Giants goddess gods Greek Hades Helen Helius Hephaestus Hera Heracles Heraclids Hermes Hesiod Homer honor husband Hyginus Hyginus Fabulae Iliad Iolcus island Jason killed king land later Lycus married Medea Menelaüs Messenia Metamorphoses Minos mother Mount murder Mycenae myths Neoptolemus nymph Oceanus Odysseus Oedipus Oeneus oracle Orchomenus Orestes Ovid Pausanias Peleus Pelias Peloponnesus Pelops Perseus Poetica Astronomica Poseidon region returned river river-god Roman rule sailed seer sent ships sister snake sons Sparta story suitors Theban Thebes Theogony Theseus Thetis throne Titans took Trojan Trojan War Troy Tyndareüs wife women worshiped writers young Zeus Zeus's