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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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MELIAB 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 Cleopatra begged
...
MELIAB 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 Cleopatra begged
...
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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 1.11.2.1 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 1.11.2.1 Periboea (1).
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| Title | CROWELL'S HANDBOOK OF CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY |
| Author | EDWARD TRIPP |
| Published | 1970 |
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