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Other signs , the serpent , the dog , the horse , once also the youthful - looking head , the offering which little human figures are bringing to the divine pair , all tell us unmistakably that his Hades and Dionysos in one person ...
Other signs , the serpent , the dog , the horse , once also the youthful - looking head , the offering which little human figures are bringing to the divine pair , all tell us unmistakably that his Hades and Dionysos in one person ...
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544 Homer gives us a sufficient description of the beautiful armour which Hephaistos forged for Achilles at Thetis ' wish ; 545 but the recipient's thoughts were at once engaged again by the corpse of his friend and he wished his mother ...
544 Homer gives us a sufficient description of the beautiful armour which Hephaistos forged for Achilles at Thetis ' wish ; 545 but the recipient's thoughts were at once engaged again by the corpse of his friend and he wished his mother ...
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At the new moon , 680 the festival of Apollo , 681 him of the silver bow , he stood once more in his palace and might handle his bow , as men did on that day in honour of the god . 682 Odysseus hit his mark , then shot down the haughty ...
At the new moon , 680 the festival of Apollo , 681 him of the silver bow , he stood once more in his palace and might handle his bow , as men did on that day in honour of the god . 682 Odysseus hit his mark , then shot down the haughty ...
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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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