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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... sailed away , promising to return at a specified time . As he left , Phyllis gave him a box which , she said , contained an object sacred to the goddess Rhea . She warned him never to open it unless he had given up the intention of ...
... sailed away , promising to return at a specified time . As he left , Phyllis gave him a box which , she said , contained an object sacred to the goddess Rhea . She warned him never to open it unless he had given up the intention of ...
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... sailed northward between Euboea and the mainland , passed Locris , and finally came once more to the Gulf of Pagasae , from which they had sailed so long before . Many alternate routes have been suggested for the Argo's homeward voy ...
... sailed northward between Euboea and the mainland , passed Locris , and finally came once more to the Gulf of Pagasae , from which they had sailed so long before . Many alternate routes have been suggested for the Argo's homeward voy ...
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... sailed for Crete to officiate at the funeral , leaving his wife to make the guest feel welcome . This she did so well that Paris sailed away one night with Helen and a large amount of Menelaüs ' property in his ship . The lovers made ...
... sailed for Crete to officiate at the funeral , leaving his wife to make the guest feel welcome . This she did so well that Paris sailed away one night with Helen and a large amount of Menelaüs ' property in his ship . The lovers made ...
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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