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which Harmonia knew a great deal about matters which had happened among the barbarians , as if she were one of the princesses come into Greece from distant parts , like Medeia in Corinth.64 All the gods came to her wedding , 65 leaving ...
which Harmonia knew a great deal about matters which had happened among the barbarians , as if she were one of the princesses come into Greece from distant parts , like Medeia in Corinth.64 All the gods came to her wedding , 65 leaving ...
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If Danae was not yet in the king's power , the danger was now present that this would happen if her son did not keep his ... This probably was how it happened in Aeschylus , 163 in the tragedy entitled ' The Daughters of Phorkys ' .
If Danae was not yet in the king's power , the danger was now present that this would happen if her son did not keep his ... This probably was how it happened in Aeschylus , 163 in the tragedy entitled ' The Daughters of Phorkys ' .
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It can hardly have happened at the full moon in a night when the nuptials were celebrated and Achilles was conceived , although the narrators know of a nocturnal choral dance.406 These were held for Athene at new moon .
It can hardly have happened at the full moon in a night when the nuptials were celebrated and Achilles was conceived , although the narrators know of a nocturnal choral dance.406 These were held for Athene at new moon .
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Contents
Kadmos and Harmonia | 25 |
The Theban Dioskuroi | 34 |
Danaos and his Daughters | 39 |
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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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