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 203
Dione is an obscure deity in extant writings, but two facts suggest to some
scholars that she may once have been important: she is called by Homer, among
others, the mother of Aphrodite, who is Zeus's daughter; and her name is a
feminine ...
Dione is an obscure deity in extant writings, but two facts suggest to some
scholars that she may once have been important: she is called by Homer, among
others, the mother of Aphrodite, who is Zeus's daughter; and her name is a
feminine ...
Page 273
(More commonly, Ge is said to have given birth to the monster and he is often
called Typh6eus.) Hera once joined Poseidon and Athena in binding Zeus, for
some unexplained reason, and Thetis had to call up Briareus from Tartarus to
release ...
(More commonly, Ge is said to have given birth to the monster and he is often
called Typh6eus.) Hera once joined Poseidon and Athena in binding Zeus, for
some unexplained reason, and Thetis had to call up Briareus from Tartarus to
release ...
Page 605
ZEUS The victorious brothers did not live long after the voyage ended. Heracles,
learning that it was they who had persuaded the other Argonauts to abandon him
in Mysia, killed them on the island of Tenos as they were returning home from ...
ZEUS The victorious brothers did not live long after the voyage ended. Heracles,
learning that it was they who had persuaded the other Argonauts to abandon him
in Mysia, killed them on the island of Tenos as they were returning home from ...
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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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