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The others bore sons , one or two of them even twins , 759 ( these children of Herakles later colonised the island of Sardinia ) , 760 but she , having resisted him , became his priestess for life , 761 the first of the virgin ...
The others bore sons , one or two of them even twins , 759 ( these children of Herakles later colonised the island of Sardinia ) , 760 but she , having resisted him , became his priestess for life , 761 the first of the virgin ...
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stronghold of Oichalia , which led him first to murder a guestfriend and later to abduct a girl . No one knows exactly where Eurytos ' town lay . Five Greek cities claimed to have been that Oichalia , one in Messenia , others in ...
stronghold of Oichalia , which led him first to murder a guestfriend and later to abduct a girl . No one knows exactly where Eurytos ' town lay . Five Greek cities claimed to have been that Oichalia , one in Messenia , others in ...
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Herakles , it was said later , 181 had two attacks of insanity , first when he murdered the children and the second time when he murdered his guest . Crime and madness both demanded that the doer should be purified and absolved .
Herakles , it was said later , 181 had two attacks of insanity , first when he murdered the children and the second time when he murdered his guest . Crime and madness both demanded that the doer should be purified and absolved .
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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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