CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY |
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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 Zeus arranged that
...
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 Zeus arranged that
...
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No doubt because Odysseus was himself so adept at tricks and ruses , he easily
saw through the pretenses of others . When the Greek leaders had decided to
declare war on Troy , they were eager to enlist the services of ACHILLES [ A ] ,
the ...
No doubt because Odysseus was himself so adept at tricks and ruses , he easily
saw through the pretenses of others . When the Greek leaders had decided to
declare war on Troy , they were eager to enlist the services of ACHILLES [ A ] ,
the ...
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TROJAN WAR TROJAN WAR before arriving at Troy they had been warned that
the first to set foot on Trojan soil would be the first to die . Protesilaüs , leader of
the Phylacians , defied fate and , after killing several Trojans , was himself killed .
TROJAN WAR TROJAN WAR before arriving at Troy they had been warned that
the first to set foot on Trojan soil would be the first to die . Protesilaüs , leader of
the Phylacians , defied fate and , after killing several Trojans , was himself killed .
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