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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Page 126
With unusual straightforwardness , the oracle directed him to Mysia , where he not only found his mother but was adopted by Teuthras , who married Telephus to Argiope , his daughter ( perhaps by an earlier marriage ) .
With unusual straightforwardness , the oracle directed him to Mysia , where he not only found his mother but was adopted by Teuthras , who married Telephus to Argiope , his daughter ( perhaps by an earlier marriage ) .
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While there the commander - in - chief built a temple to Artemis , perhaps to please Calchas , who may have been her priest . The seer is said to have predicted when Achilles was only nine years old that Troy could not be taken without ...
While there the commander - in - chief built a temple to Artemis , perhaps to please Calchas , who may have been her priest . The seer is said to have predicted when Achilles was only nine years old that Troy could not be taken without ...
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Ovid colored his stories with a great num- ber of picturesque details , often inventing incidents and characters and occa- sionally , perhaps , whole myths . Nevertheless , the Metamorphoses is an impor- tant source of Greek and Roman ...
Ovid colored his stories with a great num- ber of picturesque details , often inventing incidents and characters and occa- sionally , perhaps , whole myths . Nevertheless , the Metamorphoses is an impor- tant source of Greek and Roman ...
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| 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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