The Meridian Handbook of Classical MythologyNew American Library, 1974 - 631 pages The 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 Handbookhas 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 127
... Elis along with Heracles . Phyleus took refuge in Dulichium ; Heracles went on about his labors , but he did not forget Augeias ' duplicity . Augeias realized that he had made a dangerous enemy . He therefore made allies of the three ...
... Elis along with Heracles . Phyleus took refuge in Dulichium ; Heracles went on about his labors , but he did not forget Augeias ' duplicity . Augeias realized that he had made a dangerous enemy . He therefore made allies of the three ...
Page 221
... Elis by Eleius , son of his sister , Eurycyda . Eleius may have given the country its name of Elis . The next king was Augeias , a son of Eleius or of Phorbas , a Thessalian , though he is often called a son of Poseidon or Helius ...
... Elis by Eleius , son of his sister , Eurycyda . Eleius may have given the country its name of Elis . The next king was Augeias , a son of Eleius or of Phorbas , a Thessalian , though he is often called a son of Poseidon or Helius ...
Page 482
... Elis , Pisa had been under Eleian rule until Pelops made it independent . Their testimony must be doubted , however , for it was Elis that destroyed Pisa after a long and bitter feud over control of the highly profitable Olympic games ...
... Elis , Pisa had been under Eleian rule until Pelops made it independent . Their testimony must be doubted , however , for it was Elis that destroyed Pisa after a long and bitter feud over control of the highly profitable Olympic games ...
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According Achilles Aeëtes Aegeus Aeneas Aeolus Agamemnon Alcmeon Amphitryon Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius Arcadia Argive Argonauts Argos Artemis Athamas Athenian Athens Attica became Boeotia bore brother Cadmus called child claimed Corinth Creon Cretan Crete Cronus daughter death Delphi Demeter Diomedes Dionysus Elis eponym Euripides Eurystheus Eurytus father gave Giants goddess gods Greek Hades Helen Helius Hephaestus Hera Heracles Heraclids Hermes Hesiod Homer honor husband Hyginus Hyginus Fabulae Iliad Iolcus island Jason killed king land later Lycus married Medea Menelaüs Messenia Metamorphoses Minos mother Mount murder Mycenae myths Neoptolemus nymph Oceanus Odysseus Oedipus Oeneus oracle Orchomenus Orestes Ovid Pausanias Peleus Pelias Peloponnesus Pelops Perseus Poetica Astronomica Poseidon region returned river river-god Roman rule sailed seer sent ships sister snake sons Sparta story suitors Theban Thebes Theogony Theseus Thetis throne Titans took Trojan Trojan War Troy Tyndareüs wife women worshiped writers young Zeus Zeus's