CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY1970 |
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Page 185
... Cretan daimones , or spirits . The Dactyls ( Fingers ) , who were also called Idaeans because of their birth on Mount Ida in Crete , were said to be sons of the nymph Anchiale . Having some association with Rhea in Crete , they came to ...
... Cretan daimones , or spirits . The Dactyls ( Fingers ) , who were also called Idaeans because of their birth on Mount Ida in Crete , were said to be sons of the nymph Anchiale . Having some association with Rhea in Crete , they came to ...
Page 201
... Cretan mountain , Ida . The obscure Cretan goddess Dic- tynna was probably worshiped chiefly on this mountain . Dicte was also said by some to be the home of the Harpies . Dictynna . An epithet interpreted by Classical writers as " Lady ...
... Cretan mountain , Ida . The obscure Cretan goddess Dic- tynna was probably worshiped chiefly on this mountain . Dicte was also said by some to be the home of the Harpies . Dictynna . An epithet interpreted by Classical writers as " Lady ...
Page 567
... Cretan king became enam- ored of Eëriboea or Periboea , the young daughter of Alcathoüs , king of Meg- ara . Theseus defended the girl , who was related to him , from Minos ' ad- vances . The king was enraged by frustration , and the ...
... Cretan king became enam- ored of Eëriboea or Periboea , the young daughter of Alcathoüs , king of Meg- ara . Theseus defended the girl , who was related to him , from Minos ' ad- vances . The king was enraged by frustration , and the ...
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