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 62
... Theseus , seeking the element of surprise , snatched the torch out of its bracket , and flung it at the Minotaur . It ducked aside , and the torch fell into the manger , where flames flared up with a deafening roar and threw fifty ...
... Theseus , seeking the element of surprise , snatched the torch out of its bracket , and flung it at the Minotaur . It ducked aside , and the torch fell into the manger , where flames flared up with a deafening roar and threw fifty ...
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... Theseus' back. She should have stayed behind Theseus because bruises from pushing guards would surface on her skin. Women walked behind men, and she had known this. Theseus hadn't seen the pawing at her due to the Minotaur on his back ...
... Theseus' back. She should have stayed behind Theseus because bruises from pushing guards would surface on her skin. Women walked behind men, and she had known this. Theseus hadn't seen the pawing at her due to the Minotaur on his back ...
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... THESEUS use cases and CORE TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER. The profiling of THESEUS results led to the implementation of a THESEUS asset store, a repository with some 1,800 entries representing the THESEUS research results. A slim search ...
... THESEUS use cases and CORE TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER. The profiling of THESEUS results led to the implementation of a THESEUS asset store, a repository with some 1,800 entries representing the THESEUS research results. A slim search ...
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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