CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY1970 |
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... Athens . A. Aegeus was the eldest son of Pandion , a deposed king of Athens , and Pylia , a daughter of Pylas , whom Pandion had succeeded as king of Megara . This , at least , was the official report . It was widely believed that ...
... Athens . A. Aegeus was the eldest son of Pandion , a deposed king of Athens , and Pylia , a daughter of Pylas , whom Pandion had succeeded as king of Megara . This , at least , was the official report . It was widely believed that ...
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... Athens , where Theseus might be persuaded to protect them . Led by Iolaus , Heracles ' nephew and charioteer , they went as suppliants to the Altar of Mercy in Athens , or to Marathon , where Theseus , or his son Demophon , agreed to ...
... Athens , where Theseus might be persuaded to protect them . Led by Iolaus , Heracles ' nephew and charioteer , they went as suppliants to the Altar of Mercy in Athens , or to Marathon , where Theseus , or his son Demophon , agreed to ...
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... Athenians of a later age . The region about Athens had always been divided into many independent demes , or townships . Although these demes were dom- inated to a degree by the superior power of Athens , the lack of central control led ...
... Athenians of a later age . The region about Athens had always been divided into many independent demes , or townships . Although these demes were dom- inated to a degree by the superior power of Athens , the lack of central control led ...
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