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 175
... MINOS [ A ] claimed the rule of Crete by divine right , he prayed to Poseidon for confirmation of this claim . The god sent a bull up from the sea , with orders that Minos sacrifice the bull to him . The miracle silenced Minos ' rivals ...
... MINOS [ A ] claimed the rule of Crete by divine right , he prayed to Poseidon for confirmation of this claim . The god sent a bull up from the sea , with orders that Minos sacrifice the bull to him . The miracle silenced Minos ' rivals ...
Page 186
... Minos ' daughter Ariadne fell in love with him and begged Daedalus to help her rescue him . At Daedalus ' suggestion she gave Theseus a ball of thread , which he was to unwind as he penetrated the Labyrinth so that he could later ...
... Minos ' daughter Ariadne fell in love with him and begged Daedalus to help her rescue him . At Daedalus ' suggestion she gave Theseus a ball of thread , which he was to unwind as he penetrated the Labyrinth so that he could later ...
Page 380
... Minos . A king of Crete . A. Some Classical writers , no doubt struck by the fact that Minos appears in mythology to have been almost perpetually the king of Crete , claimed that there were two kings of that name . The first was one of ...
... Minos . A king of Crete . A. Some Classical writers , no doubt struck by the fact that Minos appears in mythology to have been almost perpetually the king of Crete , claimed that there were two kings of that name . The first was one of ...
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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