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... Hermes in that shape in which the Athenians often repre sented him , in agreement with the sacred legend of the Samo thracian mysteries , namely as an ithyphallic herm.31 Why was this Hermes styled ' little Kadmos ' , if he was not ...
... Hermes in that shape in which the Athenians often repre sented him , in agreement with the sacred legend of the Samo thracian mysteries , namely as an ithyphallic herm.31 Why was this Hermes styled ' little Kadmos ' , if he was not ...
Page 49
... Hermes appeared to the hero , 161 or was it Athene who came first to his help ? In the pictures of ancient artists she stands by him in front of Hermes . But who could lend him the winged shoes , or at least one of them , as we read in ...
... Hermes appeared to the hero , 161 or was it Athene who came first to his help ? In the pictures of ancient artists she stands by him in front of Hermes . But who could lend him the winged shoes , or at least one of them , as we read in ...
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... Hermes and of dire consequence for the House of Pelops.303 It was alleged as a motive for this murder that Myrtilos claimed by violence the price of his help.304 His fall from the chariot in which Pelops and Hippodameia rode is to be ...
... Hermes and of dire consequence for the House of Pelops.303 It was alleged as a motive for this murder that Myrtilos claimed by violence the price of his help.304 His fall from the chariot in which Pelops and Hippodameia rode is to be ...
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According Achilles Adrastos Agamemnon Aias Aietes Aigeus Akrisios Alkmene allegedly already Amazons Amphitryon Antiope Aphrodite Apollo Argonauts Argos Ariadne Artemis Atalante Athenians Atreus beast Bellerophontes belonged bore brother brought bull called Centaur chariot child cult daughter dead death Deianeira Delphi Dionysos Dioskuroi divine Euripides Eurystheus famous father goddess gods golden Greek Hades hand Harmonia Helen Hera Herakles Hermes hero Hesperides Hippodameia honour Iolaos Iolkos island Jason journey Kadmos Kekrops killed king Laios land later marriage Medeia Meleagros Menelaos Minos mother murder Mycenae narrators Odysseus Oidipus Oineus Oinomaos oracle Orpheus palace Pallas Athene Peirithoos Peleus Pelias Pelops Persephone Perseus Phrixos poet Polyneikes Poseidon primaeval Proitos queen sacrifice sent serpent Sisyphos sons story tale Tantalos Telephos temple Theban Thebes Theseus Thetis Thracian Thyestes Tiryns told took tragedy Trojan Troy Tyndareos underworld vase-painting shows wife young Zeus