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He is tormented with thirst and cannot drink , for if the old man bends down to
drink , the water disappears as if it were sucked away , and the black earth shows
at his feet . Tall trees let their fruit hang down over his head , but if the ancient
tries ...
He is tormented with thirst and cannot drink , for if the old man bends down to
drink , the water disappears as if it were sucked away , and the black earth shows
at his feet . Tall trees let their fruit hang down over his head , but if the ancient
tries ...
Page 161
938 An ancient vase painting shows the monster , a gigantic fish with open jaws ,
which the hero enters , his curved sword in his right hand , to cut out the gigantic
tongue . Hesione looks on in all her grand attire . It was also stated that ...
938 An ancient vase painting shows the monster , a gigantic fish with open jaws ,
which the hero enters , his curved sword in his right hand , to cut out the gigantic
tongue . Hesione looks on in all her grand attire . It was also stated that ...
Page 175
There was a comical old tale according to which Herakles made a show of
agreeing , but asked just one favour of Atlas , that the Titan should take the sky on
his ... A carving on a metope at Olympia shows him with the cushion on his neck .
There was a comical old tale according to which Herakles made a show of
agreeing , but asked just one favour of Atlas , that the Titan should take the sky on
his ... A carving on a metope at Olympia shows him with the cushion on his neck .
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Contents
Kadmos and Harmonia | 25 |
vil Salmoneus Melanippe and Tyro | 69 |
vin Sisyphos and Bellerophontes | 75 |
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According Achilles Aeschylus already ancient Apollo appeared Argonauts Argos arrived Artemis Athene beast beautiful became belonged bore born bring brother brought called carried child connected daughter dead death Dionysos divine earth famous father fell fight followed gave goddess gods golden Greek hand happened head Helen Hera Herakles hero human island Jason journey Kadmos killed king known land later lived marriage means Messenia mother Mycenae narrators night Odysseus offering Oidipus Oinomaos once originally passed Pelops perhaps Perseus poet Poseidon possession present queen received remained river Salmoneus sent showed sons story tale temple Theban Thebes Theseus told took tradition Troy turned underworld vase wife wished women young Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Heroes of the Greeks Myth and man |
| Author | Karl Kerényi |
| Publisher | Thames and Hudson, 1974 |
| Original from | University of California, Berkeley |
| Digitized | 3 Oct 2018 |
| Length | 439 pages |
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