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Page 321
Later another Argonaut , Peleus , came to Iolcus . When he spurned the
advances of Acastus ' wife , she accused him to her husband of trying to violate
her . Acastus tried unsuccessfully to bring about Peleus ' death . Peleus , with the
aid of ...
Later another Argonaut , Peleus , came to Iolcus . When he spurned the
advances of Acastus ' wife , she accused him to her husband of trying to violate
her . Acastus tried unsuccessfully to bring about Peleus ' death . Peleus , with the
aid of ...
Page 364
Not content with this , Athena helped PERSEUS to behead Medusa , and he later
gave her the head to wear in the center of her aegis . Some writers say that
Athena guided his hand , or even killed Medusa herself , Aaying her in order to
use ...
Not content with this , Athena helped PERSEUS to behead Medusa , and he later
gave her the head to wear in the center of her aegis . Some writers say that
Athena guided his hand , or even killed Medusa herself , Aaying her in order to
use ...
Page 376
They founded as their capital the city later called Andania . It was Messene who
first worshiped Demeter and Kore in Messenia , the rites having been shown her
by Caucon . In Pausanias ' day Messene had the distinction of being perhaps the
...
They founded as their capital the city later called Andania . It was Messene who
first worshiped Demeter and Kore in Messenia , the rites having been shown her
by Caucon . In Pausanias ' day Messene had the distinction of being perhaps the
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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
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Meridian Handbook of Classical Mythology A Meridian book |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Publisher | New American Library, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Jul 2011 |
| ISBN | 0452006430, 9780452006430 |
| Length | 631 pages |
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