CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY1970 |
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Page 247
... gods , in others even Zeus bows to their will . In the Theogony , the earliest extant work to name them individually , Hesiod identifies them first as three daughters of Nyx ( Night ) : Clotho , Lachesis , and Atropos . Later in the ...
... gods , in others even Zeus bows to their will . In the Theogony , the earliest extant work to name them individually , Hesiod identifies them first as three daughters of Nyx ( Night ) : Clotho , Lachesis , and Atropos . Later in the ...
Page 301
... gods agreed to refer the case to Zeus . Again Hermes denied everything . Zeus was amused at his son's audacity , but ordered him to give up the cattle . Hermes readily agreed . Apollo , still unappeased , followed the child to the ...
... gods agreed to refer the case to Zeus . Again Hermes denied everything . Zeus was amused at his son's audacity , but ordered him to give up the cattle . Hermes readily agreed . Apollo , still unappeased , followed the child to the ...
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... gods and men . As with other gods , his justice often consisted in punishing mortals for arrogating to themselves divine prerogatives . He severely punished Salmoneus , Ceyx , and Alcyone for pretending to be gods ; Tantalus and Phineus ...
... gods and men . As with other gods , his justice often consisted in punishing mortals for arrogating to themselves divine prerogatives . He severely punished Salmoneus , Ceyx , and Alcyone for pretending to be gods ; Tantalus and Phineus ...
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