CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY1970 |
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... Helen's nature , he was sure that he stood no chance of success beside the wealthy Menelaüs , whose brother , king of powerful Mycenae , was already married to Clytemnestra . Besides , Odysseus was interested in marrying Helen's cousin ...
... Helen's nature , he was sure that he stood no chance of success beside the wealthy Menelaüs , whose brother , king of powerful Mycenae , was already married to Clytemnestra . Besides , Odysseus was interested in marrying Helen's cousin ...
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... Helen . According to this extraordinary tale , Helen never went to Troy at all . In Helen [ 31-48 ] , the heroine explains that Hera , angry at Paris for judging in favor of Aphrodite , gave him a phantom Helen made of cloud , while ...
... Helen . According to this extraordinary tale , Helen never went to Troy at all . In Helen [ 31-48 ] , the heroine explains that Hera , angry at Paris for judging in favor of Aphrodite , gave him a phantom Helen made of cloud , while ...
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... Helen , a daughter of Zeus who had been adopted by Tyndareüs , king of Sparta . Some say that Theseus wanted to be related to the Dioscuri , Helen's brothers ; others claim that he and Peirithoüs had vowed that they would both marry ...
... Helen , a daughter of Zeus who had been adopted by Tyndareüs , king of Sparta . Some say that Theseus wanted to be related to the Dioscuri , Helen's brothers ; others claim that he and Peirithoüs had vowed that they would both marry ...
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