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... human , and the human was exalted to divinity ; and so the hero - myth arose . Originating in man himself , it got its nourishment from the double kingdom of Mnemosyne , the realm of the dead , to which the cult at the graves was ...
... human , and the human was exalted to divinity ; and so the hero - myth arose . Originating in man himself , it got its nourishment from the double kingdom of Mnemosyne , the realm of the dead , to which the cult at the graves was ...
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... human side in all its manifestations , not least in the burden of destiny and suffering which the heroes endure . With this manner of emphasising the human element , the mythology of the heroes takes a new direction from the very ...
... human side in all its manifestations , not least in the burden of destiny and suffering which the heroes endure . With this manner of emphasising the human element , the mythology of the heroes takes a new direction from the very ...
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... human being , but one half- human and half - divine , and for all time the protecting hero and lord of the Athenians , 341 life worthy of human beings is supposed to have begun with him in Attica . Those who emphasised the point that ...
... human being , but one half- human and half - divine , and for all time the protecting hero and lord of the Athenians , 341 life worthy of human beings is supposed to have begun with him in Attica . Those who emphasised the point that ...
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According Achilles Adrastos Agamemnon Aias Aietes Aigeus Akrisios Alkmene allegedly already Amazons Amphitryon Antiope Aphrodite Apollo Argonauts Argos Ariadne Artemis Atalante Athenians Atreus beast Bellerophontes belonged bore brother brought bull called Centaur chariot child cult daughter dead death Deianeira Delphi Dionysos Dioskuroi divine Euripides Eurystheus famous father goddess gods golden Greek Hades hand Harmonia Helen Hera Herakles Hermes hero Hesperides Hippodameia honour Iolaos Iolkos island Jason journey Kadmos Kekrops killed king Laios land later marriage Medeia Meleagros Menelaos Minos mother murder Mycenae narrators Odysseus Oidipus Oineus Oinomaos oracle Orpheus palace Pallas Athene Peirithoos Peleus Pelias Pelops Persephone Perseus Phrixos poet Polyneikes Poseidon primaeval Proitos queen sacrifice sent serpent Sisyphos sons story tale Tantalos Telephos temple Theban Thebes Theseus Thetis Thracian Thyestes Tiryns told took tragedy Trojan Troy Tyndareos underworld vase-painting shows wife young Zeus