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 59
... punished the Lemnian women for ignoring her worship by giving them a bad odor . Their husbands thereupon took foreign wives and the Lemnian women killed all the men on the island . After several lonely years , they learned to regret ...
... punished the Lemnian women for ignoring her worship by giving them a bad odor . Their husbands thereupon took foreign wives and the Lemnian women killed all the men on the island . After several lonely years , they learned to regret ...
Page 210
... punished Antiope with madness because Dirce had been his votary . He also caused a spring to appear at Thebes at the spot where Dirce had died . Dionysus came to the rescue of the women of Tanagra when they were attacked by a TRITON ...
... punished Antiope with madness because Dirce had been his votary . He also caused a spring to appear at Thebes at the spot where Dirce had died . Dionysus came to the rescue of the women of Tanagra when they were attacked by a TRITON ...
Page 608
... punishing mortals for arrogating to themselves divine prerogatives . He severely punished Salmoneus , Ceÿx , and Alcyone for pretending to be gods ; Tantalus and Phineus for giving away divine secrets ; Ixion for trespass- ing on the ...
... punishing mortals for arrogating to themselves divine prerogatives . He severely punished Salmoneus , Ceÿx , and Alcyone for pretending to be gods ; Tantalus and Phineus for giving away divine secrets ; Ixion for trespass- ing on the ...
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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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