The Meridian Handbook of Classical MythologyThe ultimate single-volume reference guide to Greek and Roman mythology An ideal resource for students, teachers, librarians, writers, and readers of great literature, the Meridian Handbook has set the standard for over three decades as the classic guide to the myths of Greece and Rome. From Athena to Zeus, Abantes to Zninthe, the epic heroes and gods who inhabit the pantheon of great literature are covered in fascinating detail. Complete stories and short identifications of characters, events, place names, and constellations are included. For a fuller perspective of the mythological realm, there are maps of the classical world and genealogical charts of the great royal lines. Comprehensive and accessible, the Meridian Handbook is an indispensable aid to understanding and enjoying mythology. |
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Page 192
Delphi . A city in Phocis . The city of Delphi , the principal religious center
common to all Greeks , clung to the dizzyingly steep slopes of Mount Parnassus ,
with forbidding cliffs above it and a gulf beneath . Accounts of the founding of
Delphi ...
Delphi . A city in Phocis . The city of Delphi , the principal religious center
common to all Greeks , clung to the dizzyingly steep slopes of Mount Parnassus ,
with forbidding cliffs above it and a gulf beneath . Accounts of the founding of
Delphi ...
Page 193
Some Classical writers tried to explain the trance by saying that the Pythia was
affected by vapor issuing from a cleft under the tripod , but extensive inve igation
at Delphi has showed no such cleft . There is , moreover , no medical basis for
the ...
Some Classical writers tried to explain the trance by saying that the Pythia was
affected by vapor issuing from a cleft under the tripod , but extensive inve igation
at Delphi has showed no such cleft . There is , moreover , no medical basis for
the ...
Page 508
See DELPHI . Pytho . See DELPHI ; PYTHON . Python . A monstrous snake , or
dragon , that lived at Delphi . In the earliest extant account , this dragon was
female and was not named . When Hera bore the monster Typhöeus , she gave
him to ...
See DELPHI . Pytho . See DELPHI ; PYTHON . Python . A monstrous snake , or
dragon , that lived at Delphi . In the earliest extant account , this dragon was
female and was not named . When Hera bore the monster Typhöeus , she gave
him to ...
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| Title | The Meridian Handbook of Classical Mythology A Meridian book |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | New American Library, 1974 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 30 Jun 2011 |
| ISBN | 0452009278, 9780452009271 |
| Length | 631 pages |
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