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The Romans claimed that Cronus (Saturn) was the first king of Latium and,
through his son Picus, ancestor of the Roman kings. A still different, and very
obscure, tradition held that Cronus and Rhea deposed from Olympus not Uranus
but ...
The Romans claimed that Cronus (Saturn) was the first king of Latium and,
through his son Picus, ancestor of the Roman kings. A still different, and very
obscure, tradition held that Cronus and Rhea deposed from Olympus not Uranus
but ...
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Homer [Odyssey 1 1.271—280] implies that Oedipus' troubles after the discovery
of his guilt were caused by the Erinyes of Jocasta. judgment of Paris. Sec
GOLDEN APPLE. juno. A Roman goddess of marriage and the wife of Jupiter.
Like the ...
Homer [Odyssey 1 1.271—280] implies that Oedipus' troubles after the discovery
of his guilt were caused by the Erinyes of Jocasta. judgment of Paris. Sec
GOLDEN APPLE. juno. A Roman goddess of marriage and the wife of Jupiter.
Like the ...
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An obscure Roman goddess. Larentia's original functions are unknown, though
she had an annual festival, the Larentalia. In Classical times, rationalizing writers
converted her into a mortal woman, or two women. She was said by some to ...
An obscure Roman goddess. Larentia's original functions are unknown, though
she had an annual festival, the Larentalia. In Classical times, rationalizing writers
converted her into a mortal woman, or two women. She was said by some to ...
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| Title | CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY |
| Author | EDWARD TRIPP |
| Published | 1970 |
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