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Cybele does not often appear in Greek literature , except as she is identified with
Rhea , the mother of most of the Olympian gods . In this guise she is said to have
purified the young Dionysus and taught him his rites at Cybela , in Phrygia .
Cybele does not often appear in Greek literature , except as she is identified with
Rhea , the mother of most of the Olympian gods . In this guise she is said to have
purified the young Dionysus and taught him his rites at Cybela , in Phrygia .
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MELIAE MENEL AÜS tius ' sons , his mother's brothers , Althaea cursed him .
Angry at this , the young man refused to fight further . The Curetes stormed the
walls of Calydon , but Meleager ignored the appeals of his mother and father .
Finally ...
MELIAE MENEL AÜS tius ' sons , his mother's brothers , Althaea cursed him .
Angry at this , the young man refused to fight further . The Curetes stormed the
walls of Calydon , but Meleager ignored the appeals of his mother and father .
Finally ...
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Since his elder brothers inherited his father's kingdom , Pergamus left Epeirus
with his mother and migrated to Mysia . There he conquered Teuthrania , killing
King Areius , and renamed the city Pergamum . ( Pausanias 1.11.2 . ] Periboea (
1 ) ...
Since his elder brothers inherited his father's kingdom , Pergamus left Epeirus
with his mother and migrated to Mysia . There he conquered Teuthrania , killing
King Areius , and renamed the city Pergamum . ( Pausanias 1.11.2 . ] Periboea (
1 ) ...
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| Title | CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY |
| Author | EDWARD TRIPP |
| Published | 1970 |
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