CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY |
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Page 59
Aphrodite punished Calliope's fair - mindedness by causing the death of her son
Orpheus , but she could not alter the judgment . She later lost Adonis altogether
when he was killed by a boar . To commemorate him she caused the blood - red
...
Aphrodite punished Calliope's fair - mindedness by causing the death of her son
Orpheus , but she could not alter the judgment . She later lost Adonis altogether
when he was killed by a boar . To commemorate him she caused the blood - red
...
Page 191
Some say that Apollo had caused this to happen because he wanted Daphne for
himself . The better - known version does not include this episode . Both end ,
however , with Daphne paying dearly for her avoidance of men . Eros , angry at ...
Some say that Apollo had caused this to happen because he wanted Daphne for
himself . The better - known version does not include this episode . Both end ,
however , with Daphne paying dearly for her avoidance of men . Eros , angry at ...
Page 275
The Milky Way was caused by the spilled milk when she woke to discover the
trick . Angrier than ever , Hera deprived Heracles of his birthright and tried to
cause his death even in his crib . Failing in this , she pursued him throughout his
life ...
The Milky Way was caused by the spilled milk when she woke to discover the
trick . Angrier than ever , Hera deprived Heracles of his birthright and tried to
cause his death even in his crib . Failing in this , she pursued him throughout his
life ...
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