The Gods of the GreeksReconstructs the mythological histories of the divinities and the origin and destiny of mankind from ancient writings and artifacts. |
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... race . Mankind , considered as a great family , is the counterpart of the race of gods — that is to say , the family of the Olympian gods — and had as much a place in our mythology as did the Sun and Moon and all the starry heavens ...
... race . Mankind , considered as a great family , is the counterpart of the race of gods — that is to say , the family of the Olympian gods — and had as much a place in our mythology as did the Sun and Moon and all the starry heavens ...
Page 209
... races- " the ages of antiquity " , as they were later called - the " Ashes " produced the race of bronze . In his story of the theft of fire Hesiod 701 preserved for us the word melioi , the masculine form of meliai , as meaning the ...
... races- " the ages of antiquity " , as they were later called - the " Ashes " produced the race of bronze . In his story of the theft of fire Hesiod 701 preserved for us the word melioi , the masculine form of meliai , as meaning the ...
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... race , that of iron , which followed thereafter , Hesiod had nothing but abuse : he would have preferred to live either earlier or later . His description of this race went off into gloomy prophecies , beginning with the prophecy that ...
... race , that of iron , which followed thereafter , Hesiod had nothing but abuse : he would have preferred to live either earlier or later . His description of this race went off into gloomy prophecies , beginning with the prophecy that ...
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