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... word " we " . Every account of a mythology — unless it reproduces its sources in the original text and in their frag ... word for word , wherever possible — to the original texts . Varying versions— those variations on a theme that are ...
... word " we " . Every account of a mythology — unless it reproduces its sources in the original text and in their frag ... word for word , wherever possible — to the original texts . Varying versions— those variations on a theme that are ...
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... words , the whole world . Up above was a void , the Sky . Down below was the Rest . Our ancient language has a word for the void , " Chaos " , which simply means that it " yawns " . Originally there was no word meaning turmoil or ...
... words , the whole world . Up above was a void , the Sky . Down below was the Rest . Our ancient language has a word for the void , " Chaos " , which simply means that it " yawns " . Originally there was no word meaning turmoil or ...
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... word from which chairein , " to rejoice " , is derived . It is the opposite of erinus and the Erinyes . The two ... words to translate charis : venus , " beauty " , which was their name for the love goddess , and gratia , " favour " and ...
... word from which chairein , " to rejoice " , is derived . It is the opposite of erinus and the Erinyes . The two ... words to translate charis : venus , " beauty " , which was their name for the love goddess , and gratia , " favour " and ...
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