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... Salmoneus , the founder of the city of Salmona on the banks of the river Alpheios , near Pisa , who wanted to handle thunder in a sinful manner . Salmoneus belongs to the same series of dark kings in the tales of the heroes as Oinomaos ...
... Salmoneus , the founder of the city of Salmona on the banks of the river Alpheios , near Pisa , who wanted to handle thunder in a sinful manner . Salmoneus belongs to the same series of dark kings in the tales of the heroes as Oinomaos ...
Page 71
... Salmoneus , in whose house a like event was to take place . This was staged by Sophokles , but it kept so close to the old tale of the divine twins who were exposed that the Romans , if they read the tragedy , could recognise in it the ...
... Salmoneus , in whose house a like event was to take place . This was staged by Sophokles , but it kept so close to the old tale of the divine twins who were exposed that the Romans , if they read the tragedy , could recognise in it the ...
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... Salmoneus became one of those everlastingly punished in the House of Hades . According to the most celebrated mention of him , in Vergil's description of the underworld , it would appear that even down there he still dashed about in his ...
... Salmoneus became one of those everlastingly punished in the House of Hades . According to the most celebrated mention of him , in Vergil's description of the underworld , it would appear that even down there he still dashed about in his ...
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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