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... originally the ' wise virgin ' , 525 rather the artful one who had learned her one ruse . On an engraved stone of the best classical date we see her getting her wisdom from a book - roll , or reading it aloud . She sang her riddle like ...
... originally the ' wise virgin ' , 525 rather the artful one who had learned her one ruse . On an engraved stone of the best classical date we see her getting her wisdom from a book - roll , or reading it aloud . She sang her riddle like ...
Page 260
... Originally , no doubt , the Argonauts learned from Phineus how they were to return , not how they were to make their way thither . For , by the counsel of the blind prophet , they were to imitate the doves of Zeus who brought ambrosia ...
... Originally , no doubt , the Argonauts learned from Phineus how they were to return , not how they were to make their way thither . For , by the counsel of the blind prophet , they were to imitate the doves of Zeus who brought ambrosia ...
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... originally no doubt all eumolpoi , good singers , for they all needed to be able to sing well , seeing that they led the secret ceremonies on the holy nights . Eumolpos was not a personal name , but a ceremonial title which the priest ...
... originally no doubt all eumolpoi , good singers , for they all needed to be able to sing well , seeing that they led the secret ceremonies on the holy nights . Eumolpos was not a personal name , but a ceremonial title which the priest ...
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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