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 108
... gods were said to have married Metope , daughter of the river - god Ladon . Metope bore two sons , Ismenus and Pelagon , and many daughters , among them Aegina , Salamis , Thebe , Ismene , and Corcyra . The nymph Aegina disappeared one ...
... gods were said to have married Metope , daughter of the river - god Ladon . Metope bore two sons , Ismenus and Pelagon , and many daughters , among them Aegina , Salamis , Thebe , Ismene , and Corcyra . The nymph Aegina disappeared one ...
Page 522
... river ( now called Menderes ) and its god . Like most river gods , Scamander ( whom the Olympian gods called Xan- thus ) was a son of Oceanus and Tethys . He was the father by the nymph Idaea of Teucer , the first king of the region of ...
... river ( now called Menderes ) and its god . Like most river gods , Scamander ( whom the Olympian gods called Xan- thus ) was a son of Oceanus and Tethys . He was the father by the nymph Idaea of Teucer , the first king of the region of ...
Page 538
... river in western Thrace , and its god . The Edonians , whose king Lycurgus persecuted Dionysus and was punished by him , lived on its banks . The god of this river was the father of the Thracian king Rhesus by either Calliope or Euterpe ...
... river in western Thrace , and its god . The Edonians , whose king Lycurgus persecuted Dionysus and was punished by him , lived on its banks . The god of this river was the father of the Thracian king Rhesus by either Calliope or Euterpe ...
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