CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY1970 |
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... ancient writers with his descendant Erechtheus , who was also said by many to have been born from the earth . Erichthonius was represented in the famous statue of Athena in the Parthenon as a snake partly hidden behind her shield . Like ...
... ancient writers with his descendant Erechtheus , who was also said by many to have been born from the earth . Erichthonius was represented in the famous statue of Athena in the Parthenon as a snake partly hidden behind her shield . Like ...
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... ancient city on the island of Rhodes . The eponym of Lindus was a grandson of Helius and Rhode . Two of the earliest immigrants to Greek 346 LOCRIS lands , Cadmus and Danaüs , stopped at Lindus . Danaüs is credited with having dedicated ...
... ancient city on the island of Rhodes . The eponym of Lindus was a grandson of Helius and Rhode . Two of the earliest immigrants to Greek 346 LOCRIS lands , Cadmus and Danaüs , stopped at Lindus . Danaüs is credited with having dedicated ...
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... ancient city that had declined by Classical times , was noted for its grove of Poseidon . It was at a feast in this grove that a brawl occurred which led to a protracted feud between Thebes and Orchom- enus and the eventual decline of ...
... ancient city that had declined by Classical times , was noted for its grove of Poseidon . It was at a feast in this grove that a brawl occurred which led to a protracted feud between Thebes and Orchom- enus and the eventual decline of ...
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