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 124
... told to bring Thyestes back to Mycenae . Searching for him , Atreus came to King Thespro- tus . He saw the lovely Pelopia , who had returned to Thesprotia , and , thinking that she was the king's daughter , asked for her hand ...
... told to bring Thyestes back to Mycenae . Searching for him , Atreus came to King Thespro- tus . He saw the lovely Pelopia , who had returned to Thesprotia , and , thinking that she was the king's daughter , asked for her hand ...
Page 195
... told her that Per- sephone had been carried off , though she could not say by whom . Both god- desses then hurried to visit Helius to find out what he might have seen . He told them what had happened , but tried to persuade Demeter that ...
... told her that Per- sephone had been carried off , though she could not say by whom . Both god- desses then hurried to visit Helius to find out what he might have seen . He told them what had happened , but tried to persuade Demeter that ...
Page 265
... told a different version of Helen's end . A Crotonan general , Leonymus , inquired of the Delphic oracle how he might be healed of a wound . He was told to visit White Island , in the Euxine ( Black ) Sea near the mouths of the Ister ...
... told a different version of Helen's end . A Crotonan general , Leonymus , inquired of the Delphic oracle how he might be healed of a wound . He was told to visit White Island , in the Euxine ( Black ) Sea near the mouths of the Ister ...
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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
Bibliographic information
| 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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