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 271
... gods and goddesses , but to Hera a pair made of adamant — which , when she sat down , somehow upended her in an ignominious fashion . ) The gods pleaded with the errant artisan to forgive his mother and return to Olympus , but he ...
... gods and goddesses , but to Hera a pair made of adamant — which , when she sat down , somehow upended her in an ignominious fashion . ) The gods pleaded with the errant artisan to forgive his mother and return to Olympus , but he ...
Page 495
... gods had not aided him during Poseidon's absence in Ethiopia . The god severely punished the Phaeacians for helping ... gods merged with a deity whom the Greeks brought with them . The Hellenic god would originally have had no connection ...
... gods had not aided him during Poseidon's absence in Ethiopia . The god severely punished the Phaeacians for helping ... gods merged with a deity whom the Greeks brought with them . The Hellenic god would originally have had no connection ...
Page 608
... gods and men . As with other gods , his justice often consisted in punishing mortals for arrogating to themselves divine prerogatives . He severely punished Salmoneus , Ceÿx , and Alcyone for pretending to be gods ; Tantalus and Phineus ...
... gods and men . As with other gods , his justice often consisted in punishing mortals for arrogating to themselves divine prerogatives . He severely punished Salmoneus , Ceÿx , and Alcyone for pretending to be gods ; Tantalus and Phineus ...
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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
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Meridian Handbook of Classical Mythology A Meridian book |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | New American Library, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Jul 2011 |
| ISBN | 0452009278, 9780452009271 |
| Length | 631 pages |
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