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 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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The eponym of Aetolia was Aetolus , an Eleian , and Aetolia seems to have maintained connections with Elis throughout its history . The aboriginal inhabitants of Aetolia were the Curetes , and they seem to have been at odds with the ...
The eponym of Aetolia was Aetolus , an Eleian , and Aetolia seems to have maintained connections with Elis throughout its history . The aboriginal inhabitants of Aetolia were the Curetes , and they seem to have been at odds with the ...
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Although the god seems the mythical embodiment of the “ Hellenic spirit ” —at least in its Apollonian aspects — it is generally agreed that he was not at first a god either of the Hellenes or of the pre - Hellenic inhabitants of Greece ...
Although the god seems the mythical embodiment of the “ Hellenic spirit ” —at least in its Apollonian aspects — it is generally agreed that he was not at first a god either of the Hellenes or of the pre - Hellenic inhabitants of Greece ...
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In some cases they seem merely to carry out the will of the gods , in others even Zeus bows to their will . ... The metaphor of spinning used repeatedly by Homer in speaking of the gods allotting destinies to men seems to have given ...
In some cases they seem merely to carry out the will of the gods , in others even Zeus bows to their will . ... The metaphor of spinning used repeatedly by Homer in speaking of the gods allotting destinies to men seems to have given ...
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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
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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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