The Heroes of the Greeks |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 57
Page xvi
THESEUS AND PROKRUSTES . See p . 222 Plate SI Bl . 127 , 13 RECEPTION OF THESEUS IN ATHENS ; a ceremonial welcome , ff . p . 223. Athene in person is the first to receive him 52 Bl . 127 , 14 53 54 ss ARRIVAL OF THESEUS IN THE PALACE OF ...
THESEUS AND PROKRUSTES . See p . 222 Plate SI Bl . 127 , 13 RECEPTION OF THESEUS IN ATHENS ; a ceremonial welcome , ff . p . 223. Athene in person is the first to receive him 52 Bl . 127 , 14 53 54 ss ARRIVAL OF THESEUS IN THE PALACE OF ...
Page 237
Theseus too had a share in it , being the first to come to the bridegroom's aid , 582 or else during the war which followed.583 This war is said to have ended with the expulsion of the Centaurs from the region of Pelion , on the day on ...
Theseus too had a share in it , being the first to come to the bridegroom's aid , 582 or else during the war which followed.583 This war is said to have ended with the expulsion of the Centaurs from the region of Pelion , on the day on ...
Page 241
The report that it was Theseus who made the girdle of Hippolyte his booty and presented it to the older and greater hero was even preserved in the legends concerning Herakles . The narrators had some trouble to distinguish between ...
The report that it was Theseus who made the girdle of Hippolyte his booty and presented it to the older and greater hero was even preserved in the legends concerning Herakles . The narrators had some trouble to distinguish between ...
What people are saying - Write a review
Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified
LibraryThing Review
User Review - ruric - LibraryThingRetelling of many of the Greekl heroic myths in accessible and easy language. Read full review
Contents
Kadmos and Harmonia | 25 |
The Theban Dioskuroi | 34 |
Danaos and his Daughters | 39 |
Copyright | |
35 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |