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Page 42
... according to which Phorkys , Kronos and Rhea were the eldest children of Okeanos and Tethys - who , in turn , were the offspring of Earth and Sky ; or , as I have already said , of the upper and lower halves of the original Egg . According ...
... according to which Phorkys , Kronos and Rhea were the eldest children of Okeanos and Tethys - who , in turn , were the offspring of Earth and Sky ; or , as I have already said , of the upper and lower halves of the original Egg . According ...
Page 71
... According to another genealogy , Eros's father was Hephaistos . 176 I shall have much to say about Hephaistos . Let it suffice for the moment to say that he was , according to most tales , a skilled and sturdy master metalworker , yet ...
... According to another genealogy , Eros's father was Hephaistos . 176 I shall have much to say about Hephaistos . Let it suffice for the moment to say that he was , according to most tales , a skilled and sturdy master metalworker , yet ...
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... according to most of the tales , to have been actually the case , although on the other hand it is expressly stated 898 that Ariadne was one of the great sinners , since she helped to kill her own brother . According to the best - known ...
... according to most of the tales , to have been actually the case , although on the other hand it is expressly stated 898 that Ariadne was one of the great sinners , since she helped to kill her own brother . According to the best - known ...
Contents
THE BEGINNING OF THINGS | 15 |
THE MOIRAI HEKATE AND OTHER PRE OLYMPIAN | 31 |
THE GREAT GODDESS OF LOVE | 66 |
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According Adonis already amongst ancient Aphrodite Apollon appeared Ariadne Artemis Asia Minor beautiful begat birth Boeotia bore born brother called cave chariot child cows Cretan Crete Daktyloi dark daughter deities Delos Delphi Demeter Dionysos divine earth Erinyes Eros father female Gaia gave giant goddess gods golden Gorgons Greek Hades hand Harpies Heaven Hekate Helios Hephaistos Hera Herakles Hermes hero heroic saga Hesiod Hesperides Homer husband immortal island Kabeiroi King Korybantes Kouretes Kronos later Leto Maia maiden male mankind marriage means mentioned Moirai moon mortal mother Mount Muses mythology Nereids Nereus Night nymphs Okeanos Olympian Olympus original Orion Orpheus Ouranos Pallas Athene Persephone Phaethon phallic Phorkys Poseidon primordial Prometheus Rhea sacred Selene Semele serpent shape Sirens sister Skylla sons spring stories concerning surname tale Telchines tell Tethys Themis thou Titans told took Underworld vase vase-painting wife winged women word worshipped Zeus Zeus's