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 220
... king's son . In this version the king ( Eleusis ) , rather than his wife , sees his son being roasted in the fire . He is killed by the goddess when he interferes , but the child ( Triptol- emus instead of Demophoön ) survives and is ...
... king's son . In this version the king ( Eleusis ) , rather than his wife , sees his son being roasted in the fire . He is killed by the goddess when he interferes , but the child ( Triptol- emus instead of Demophoön ) survives and is ...
Page 472
... king of Pherae , in Thessaly . Pheres was one of the three sons of Cretheus , king of Iolcus , and Tyro . He and Amythaon left the city when Aeson , the eldest brother , was deprived of the throne after Cretheus ' death by the usurper ...
... king of Pherae , in Thessaly . Pheres was one of the three sons of Cretheus , king of Iolcus , and Tyro . He and Amythaon left the city when Aeson , the eldest brother , was deprived of the throne after Cretheus ' death by the usurper ...
Page 558
... king of what remained of the city . Thersander died bravely at the outset of the Trojan War . Because Ther- sander's son Tisamenus was still young , Peneleüs was put in charge of the Theban forces at Troy . He died there also ...
... king of what remained of the city . Thersander died bravely at the outset of the Trojan War . Because Ther- sander's son Tisamenus was still young , Peneleüs was put in charge of the Theban forces at Troy . He died there also ...
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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 Elis 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 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