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Page 55
... nymphs whom I recently mentioned , the serpent nymphs in the vineyard . One of these nymphs plays the double Aute . And when our forbears heard the notes of a flute at dusk or by night , they knew that such notes were often an ...
... nymphs whom I recently mentioned , the serpent nymphs in the vineyard . One of these nymphs plays the double Aute . And when our forbears heard the notes of a flute at dusk or by night , they knew that such notes were often an ...
Page 177
... NYMPHS AND SATYRS Nymphs appeared in many stories told of greater deities . There could be no better place in which to speak of them than in this account of Hermes . Of all the gods Hermes was the only nymph's son who had a permanent ...
... NYMPHS AND SATYRS Nymphs appeared in many stories told of greater deities . There could be no better place in which to speak of them than in this account of Hermes . Of all the gods Hermes was the only nymph's son who had a permanent ...
Page 178
... nymphs , the daughters of Zeus . " There was a statement to much the same effect 553 in the tale of Aphrodite and Anchises , in which the great goddess entrusted her mortal son to the nymphs of Mount Ida - deep- breasted goddesses . For ...
... nymphs , the daughters of Zeus . " There was a statement to much the same effect 553 in the tale of Aphrodite and Anchises , in which the great goddess entrusted her mortal son to the nymphs of Mount Ida - deep- breasted goddesses . For ...
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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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