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In this cave the three Gorgons were sleeping . Only one of them was mortal , Medusa , 175 the Mistress , as we might translate her name . His fortune , or Athene , must guide Perseus ' hand ; the hero must feel for the head of Medusa ...
In this cave the three Gorgons were sleeping . Only one of them was mortal , Medusa , 175 the Mistress , as we might translate her name . His fortune , or Athene , must guide Perseus ' hand ; the hero must feel for the head of Medusa ...
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Here the Gorgon's head helped him ; the hero drew it from the kibisis , 188 and Phineus and his men were turned to stone ; Perseus carried Andromeda through the air to Seriphos . But all four characters who met in this Ethiopian tale ...
Here the Gorgon's head helped him ; the hero drew it from the kibisis , 188 and Phineus and his men were turned to stone ; Perseus carried Andromeda through the air to Seriphos . But all four characters who met in this Ethiopian tale ...
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There was a separate story about his head and his lyre . 959 The murderesses cut off Orpheus ' head , nailed it to the lyre , and so threw it into the sea , or rather into the Thracian Hebros , 960 in which it Aoated singing while the ...
There was a separate story about his head and his lyre . 959 The murderesses cut off Orpheus ' head , nailed it to the lyre , and so threw it into the sea , or rather into the Thracian Hebros , 960 in which it Aoated singing while 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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