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53 There were some narrators54 and some vase painters who could not imagine him without his sword in his hand , but Assteas of Paestum painted him naked , with his traveller's cloak on his back and a little pointed cap .
53 There were some narrators54 and some vase painters who could not imagine him without his sword in his hand , but Assteas of Paestum painted him naked , with his traveller's cloak on his back and a little pointed cap .
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With one hand each grasps his opponent ; with the other , the hero holds his sword , the half - bestial creature a ... in possession of any weapon , but strangled his opponent with his bare hands while wrestling and boxing with him .
With one hand each grasps his opponent ; with the other , the hero holds his sword , the half - bestial creature a ... in possession of any weapon , but strangled his opponent with his bare hands while wrestling and boxing with him .
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Tradition also has it775 that the goddess Athene forced back the dark blue rocks ' with her left hand while she pushed on the Argo with her right . However , when the Argonauts arrived at the little bay on that desolate island , it was ...
Tradition also has it775 that the goddess Athene forced back the dark blue rocks ' with her left hand while she pushed on the Argo with her right . However , when the Argonauts arrived at the little bay on that desolate island , it was ...
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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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