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 223
... carried him away , and the goddess allowed him to return to his wife after she had borne by him a son , Phaëthon . Another lover was Orion , whom Eos transported to Ortygia ( Delos ) , but the gods were displeased with this union and ...
... carried him away , and the goddess allowed him to return to his wife after she had borne by him a son , Phaëthon . Another lover was Orion , whom Eos transported to Ortygia ( Delos ) , but the gods were displeased with this union and ...
Page 546
Edward Tripp. TAURUS during whose reign Iphigeneia was carried to his land by Artemis to be her priestess there . The barbaric Taurians sacrificed strangers , but Orestes man- aged to carry off Artemis ' famous statue and Iphigeneia ...
Edward Tripp. TAURUS during whose reign Iphigeneia was carried to his land by Artemis to be her priestess there . The barbaric Taurians sacrificed strangers , but Orestes man- aged to carry off Artemis ' famous statue and Iphigeneia ...
Page 570
... carried out together turned out disas- trously for both . They decided first that they would kidnap Helen , a daughter of Zeus who had been adopted by Tyndareüs , king of Sparta . Some say that Theseus wanted to be related to the ...
... carried out together turned out disas- trously for both . They decided first that they would kidnap Helen , a daughter of Zeus who had been adopted by Tyndareüs , king of Sparta . Some say that Theseus wanted to be related to the ...
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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