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AEGAE AEGEUS At some time after the visit of the Argonauts , Aeëtes was
deposed by his brother Perses , king of the Taurians , but Medea eventually
returned to Colchis , killed Perses , and restored Aeëtes to his throne . In another
story ...
AEGAE AEGEUS At some time after the visit of the Argonauts , Aeëtes was
deposed by his brother Perses , king of the Taurians , but Medea eventually
returned to Colchis , killed Perses , and restored Aeëtes to his throne . In another
story ...
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Eleusis was said by some to be a son of Ogygus , an ancient king of the region
around Thebes . ... Hyginus ( Fabulae 147 ) attributes to Eleusis the role usually
played by CELEüs in the story of Demeter's stay at Eleusis as nurse of the king's
...
Eleusis was said by some to be a son of Ogygus , an ancient king of the region
around Thebes . ... Hyginus ( Fabulae 147 ) attributes to Eleusis the role usually
played by CELEüs in the story of Demeter's stay at Eleusis as nurse of the king's
...
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There he conquered Teuthrania , killing King Areius , and renamed the city
Pergamum . ( Pausanias 1.11.2 . ] Periboea ( 1 ) . The wife of Polybus , a king of
Corinth or Sicyon . Periboea , who is often called Merope , was the foster mother
of ...
There he conquered Teuthrania , killing King Areius , and renamed the city
Pergamum . ( Pausanias 1.11.2 . ] Periboea ( 1 ) . The wife of Polybus , a king of
Corinth or Sicyon . Periboea , who is often called Merope , was the foster mother
of ...
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