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Page 139
... Eurystheus ' subject . We have already heard of the ruse by which she is said to have brought about this subjection . This was an old story , but not so old as the connection of Hera with Herakles , which perhaps was even older than ...
... Eurystheus ' subject . We have already heard of the ruse by which she is said to have brought about this subjection . This was an old story , but not so old as the connection of Hera with Herakles , which perhaps was even older than ...
Page 145
... Eurystheus , so the story goes , would not recognise two of the twelve Labours , and , for a start , not the victory over the serpent of Lerna , because in it Iolaos had helped the hero.820 Such excuses were put into Eurystheus ' mouth ...
... Eurystheus , so the story goes , would not recognise two of the twelve Labours , and , for a start , not the victory over the serpent of Lerna , because in it Iolaos had helped the hero.820 Such excuses were put into Eurystheus ' mouth ...
Page 152
... Eurystheus but rather Augeias as well.862 In one version , 863 Augeias promised him part of his kingdom as payment for the work . It looks as if the hero was to get the king's daughter along with part of the kingdom . But if the work ...
... Eurystheus but rather Augeias as well.862 In one version , 863 Augeias promised him part of his kingdom as payment for the work . It looks as if the hero was to get the king's daughter along with part of the kingdom . But if the work ...
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According Achilles Adrastos Agamemnon Aias Aietes Aigeus Akrisios Alkmene allegedly already Amazons Amphitryon Antiope Aphrodite Apollo Argonauts Argos Ariadne Artemis Atalante Athenians Atreus beast Bellerophontes belonged bore brother brought bull called Centaur chariot child cult daughter dead death Deianeira Delphi Dionysos Dioskuroi divine Euripides Eurystheus famous father goddess gods golden Greek Hades hand Harmonia Helen Hera Herakles Hermes hero Hesperides Hippodameia honour Iolaos Iolkos island Jason journey Kadmos Kekrops killed king Laios land later marriage Medeia Meleagros Menelaos Minos mother murder Mycenae narrators Odysseus Oidipus Oineus Oinomaos oracle Orpheus palace Pallas Athene Peirithoos Peleus Pelias Pelops Persephone Perseus Phrixos poet Polyneikes Poseidon primaeval Proitos queen sacrifice sent serpent Sisyphos sons story tale Tantalos Telephos temple Theban Thebes Theseus Thetis Thracian Thyestes Tiryns told took tragedy Trojan Troy Tyndareos underworld vase-painting shows wife young Zeus