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PREFACE THE BOOK WHICH I NOW OFFER TO THE PUBLIC is again full of
matter , even more so than was my Gods of the Greeks . It continues indeed the
narrative of that learned Greek islander of our times into whose mouth the story of
...
PREFACE THE BOOK WHICH I NOW OFFER TO THE PUBLIC is again full of
matter , even more so than was my Gods of the Greeks . It continues indeed the
narrative of that learned Greek islander of our times into whose mouth the story of
...
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INTRODUCTION IF GREEK MYTHOLOGY were confined to the gods and at any
rate to myths of the origin of the human race , the heroes would have to remain
on the verge of it . But the gods demand the heroes , and these still belong to ...
INTRODUCTION IF GREEK MYTHOLOGY were confined to the gods and at any
rate to myths of the origin of the human race , the heroes would have to remain
on the verge of it . But the gods demand the heroes , and these still belong to ...
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Kadmos and Harmonia THERE IS NO CITY IN GREECE , outside Mycenae ,
which had gathered together so many legends of heroes on its site and in its
neighbourhood as Thebes , and no hero was so honoured of gods and men as
Kadmos ...
Kadmos and Harmonia THERE IS NO CITY IN GREECE , outside Mycenae ,
which had gathered together so many legends of heroes on its site and in its
neighbourhood as Thebes , and no hero was so honoured of gods and men as
Kadmos ...
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Contents
Kadmos and Harmonia | 25 |
The Theban Dioskuroi | 34 |
Pelops and Hippodameia | 62 |
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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 painting passed Pelops perhaps Perseus poet Poseidon possession present queen received remained river 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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