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... Odysseus , who speaks of two Sirens but does not tell their names . One of these names , however - Himeropa , " she whose voice awakens desire ” —is to be found in an ancient vase - painting . Later on we find mention of two trinities ...
... Odysseus , who speaks of two Sirens but does not tell their names . One of these names , however - Himeropa , " she whose voice awakens desire ” —is to be found in an ancient vase - painting . Later on we find mention of two trinities ...
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Karl Kerényi. ODYSSEUS AND THE SIRENS Odysseus's story of the Sirens is as follows : Kirke had warned him138 that he must steer clear of the voices and the flowery meadows of the Sirens ; or , if he could not do this , then he alone ...
Karl Kerényi. ODYSSEUS AND THE SIRENS Odysseus's story of the Sirens is as follows : Kirke had warned him138 that he must steer clear of the voices and the flowery meadows of the Sirens ; or , if he could not do this , then he alone ...
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... Odysseus's ship , so that none of them could drive it off its course , and left only the west wind blowing into the sails . Everyone knows the story in the Odyssey : it was all in vain . Odysseus's shipmates supposed that he was hiding ...
... Odysseus's ship , so that none of them could drive it off its course , and left only the west wind blowing into the sails . Everyone knows the story in the Odyssey : it was all in vain . Odysseus's shipmates supposed that he was hiding ...
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THE BEGINNING OF THINGS | 15 |
THE MOIRAI HEKATE AND OTHER PRE OLYMPIAN | 31 |
THE GREAT GODDESS OF LOVE | 66 |
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