CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY1970 |
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... Trojan forces . Achilles killed the king and his seven sons in one day and held the queen for ransom . Out of respect for Eëtion's prowess , however , he did not plunder the corpse but buried the king in his armor . Ac- cording to Homer ...
... Trojan forces . Achilles killed the king and his seven sons in one day and held the queen for ransom . Out of respect for Eëtion's prowess , however , he did not plunder the corpse but buried the king in his armor . Ac- cording to Homer ...
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... Trojans left Sicily to sail northward , Juno ( Hera ) commanded Aeolus , keeper of the winds , to destroy the Trojan fleet . The goddess had not forgotten her anger at Venus ( Aphrodite ) for winning the golden apple , and at the Trojans ...
... Trojans left Sicily to sail northward , Juno ( Hera ) commanded Aeolus , keeper of the winds , to destroy the Trojan fleet . The goddess had not forgotten her anger at Venus ( Aphrodite ) for winning the golden apple , and at the Trojans ...
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... Trojans , including Hector . He desecrated the great Trojan leader's body and refused to give it up for burial until Hector's father , King Priam , came alone to the Greek camp to plead with him . Achilles finally allowed the old man to ...
... Trojans , including Hector . He desecrated the great Trojan leader's body and refused to give it up for burial until Hector's father , King Priam , came alone to the Greek camp to plead with him . Achilles finally allowed the old man to ...
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