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638 Rather was there a story that she lived forever in the shape of a beast , a lioness , even as Artemis was ' a lion unto women'.639 As her father there was named either Iasios , 640 also called Iasion , 641 the Cretan hunter , 642 or ...
638 Rather was there a story that she lived forever in the shape of a beast , a lioness , even as Artemis was ' a lion unto women'.639 As her father there was named either Iasios , 640 also called Iasion , 641 the Cretan hunter , 642 or ...
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Their names ( respectively ' Virgin Mountain ' and ` Artemis ' Mountain ' ) remind us of the great virgin goddess who bore sway there . Artemis had her temple on a peak of the massif of Artemision and there had the title Oinatis ...
Their names ( respectively ' Virgin Mountain ' and ` Artemis ' Mountain ' ) remind us of the great virgin goddess who bore sway there . Artemis had her temple on a peak of the massif of Artemision and there had the title Oinatis ...
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the events of it up to those in the ' lliad ' , interpolating the tale of Telephos before that of Iphigeneia — the great king and commander of the Greeks sinned against Artemis.347 The great bay where the ships were waiting lay ...
the events of it up to those in the ' lliad ' , interpolating the tale of Telephos before that of Iphigeneia — the great king and commander of the Greeks sinned against Artemis.347 The great bay where the ships were waiting lay ...
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Contents
Kadmos and Harmonia | 25 |
The Theban Dioskuroi | 34 |
Danaos and his Daughters | 39 |
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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 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 Salmoneus sent shape showed sons stone 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, 1959 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 10 Jun 2009 |
| Length | 439 pages |
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