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He had not yet dared to tell them all , seeing that he tended the herds of the king , under whose wife , the imperious Dirke , Antiope now lived the life of a slave . Now Amphion entered , holding the lyre which Hermes , son of Maia and ...
He had not yet dared to tell them all , seeing that he tended the herds of the king , under whose wife , the imperious Dirke , Antiope now lived the life of a slave . Now Amphion entered , holding the lyre which Hermes , son of Maia and ...
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lived inside the mountains but probably because he , with his bitch , lived the life of a hunter ) was named Phytios , ' planter ' , and his son in turn was Oineus . According to other narrators , 620 wine was not known to men until the ...
lived inside the mountains but probably because he , with his bitch , lived the life of a hunter ) was named Phytios , ' planter ' , and his son in turn was Oineus . According to other narrators , 620 wine was not known to men until the ...
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He was hospitably received by the Centaur Pholos , who lived there in a cave . His host set roast meat before the hero , while he ate raw meat himself . In one version , the wise Chiron was present also , 839 the most righteous of the ...
He was hospitably received by the Centaur Pholos , who lived there in a cave . His host set roast meat before the hero , while he ate raw meat himself . In one version , the wise Chiron was present also , 839 the most righteous of 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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