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Perseus was thus again confronted with an enemy whose appearance , as described in the tales of the Argonauts , resembled the Graiai . Here the Gorgon's head helped him ; the hero drew it from the kibisis , 188 and Phineus and his men ...
Perseus was thus again confronted with an enemy whose appearance , as described in the tales of the Argonauts , resembled the Graiai . Here the Gorgon's head helped him ; the hero drew it from the kibisis , 188 and Phineus and his men ...
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Herakles appeared at the feast , and began by taking up the king's challenge to a mowing - race . They mowed on the fertile banks of the Macan der , where the corn grew as high as a man . To end it , the hero mowed off Lityerses ' head ...
Herakles appeared at the feast , and began by taking up the king's challenge to a mowing - race . They mowed on the fertile banks of the Macan der , where the corn grew as high as a man . To end it , the hero mowed off Lityerses ' head ...
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Phineus did not mention the name of king Lykos , the ' wolf ' , who received the Argonauts hospitably ; 773 but although this country appeared so friendly , they lost two of their number there , who were overtaken by death — Idmon the ...
Phineus did not mention the name of king Lykos , the ' wolf ' , who received the Argonauts hospitably ; 773 but although this country appeared so friendly , they lost two of their number there , who were overtaken by death — Idmon the ...
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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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