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 22
... descendants , the Romans , were destined one day to destroy Carthage , her favorite city . Juno's evil de- signs on the Trojan fleet were foiled , however , by Neptune ( Poseidon ) , who calmed the sea . Aeneas reached Carthage in ...
... descendants , the Romans , were destined one day to destroy Carthage , her favorite city . Juno's evil de- signs on the Trojan fleet were foiled , however , by Neptune ( Poseidon ) , who calmed the sea . Aeneas reached Carthage in ...
Page 183
... descendants of the Tro- jan Antenor . They later welcomed settlers from the island of Thera , led by Battus . This band of unwilling pioneers settled first on the island of Platea . After two years of misfortune they moved to a pleasant ...
... descendants of the Tro- jan Antenor . They later welcomed settlers from the island of Thera , led by Battus . This band of unwilling pioneers settled first on the island of Platea . After two years of misfortune they moved to a pleasant ...
Page 564
... descendants remembered her vow never to burn shrubs . Theseus next went out of his way to hunt the wild sow or boar that was ravaging Crommyon . This sow , an offspring of Echidna and Typhon that was called Phaea , for the woman who had ...
... descendants remembered her vow never to burn shrubs . Theseus next went out of his way to hunt the wild sow or boar that was ravaging Crommyon . This sow , an offspring of Echidna and Typhon that was called Phaea , for the woman who had ...
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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