CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY1970 |
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Page 35
... daughter of Pelias , king of Iolcus . Because of her piety , Alcestis could not bring herself to take part with her sisters in their fatal attempt to rejuvenate their father . She was therefore spared the ruin brought upon the royal ...
... daughter of Pelias , king of Iolcus . Because of her piety , Alcestis could not bring herself to take part with her sisters in their fatal attempt to rejuvenate their father . She was therefore spared the ruin brought upon the royal ...
Page 167
... daughter of Zeus and Mne- mosyne , laughed at Aphrodite for her infatuation with the mortal Adonis . The goddess had her revenge by making Cleio fall in love with Pierus , son of Magnes , by whom she bore a son , Hyacinth ...
... daughter of Zeus and Mne- mosyne , laughed at Aphrodite for her infatuation with the mortal Adonis . The goddess had her revenge by making Cleio fall in love with Pierus , son of Magnes , by whom she bore a son , Hyacinth ...
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... daughter of Hipponoüs , king of Olenus . There are three conflicting versions of Periboea's marriage to Oeneus , king of Calydon . Accord- ing to one , Oeneus took her as a prize of war , after sacking Olenus . Another version relates ...
... daughter of Hipponoüs , king of Olenus . There are three conflicting versions of Periboea's marriage to Oeneus , king of Calydon . Accord- ing to one , Oeneus took her as a prize of war , after sacking Olenus . Another version relates ...
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