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According to the older narrators , she was rather the daughter of Phoinix , 34 and Kadmos was perhaps her brother in this case also . After the abduction of Europa , her father sent out his sons to look for his stolen daughter .
According to the older narrators , she was rather the daughter of Phoinix , 34 and Kadmos was perhaps her brother in this case also . After the abduction of Europa , her father sent out his sons to look for his stolen daughter .
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There he stood on watch , perhaps shouting out of the sunset and calling men who had the desire to do battle and capture herds to their death . According to the oldest narratives , Herakles certainly did not need to go very far ...
There he stood on watch , perhaps shouting out of the sunset and calling men who had the desire to do battle and capture herds to their death . According to the oldest narratives , Herakles certainly did not need to go very far ...
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The original version was perhaps that this expert in transformations was not killed after all , but got away in the shape of an eagle.993 Herakles had still a long way to go before he could reach Geryoneus and his cattle , even when he ...
The original version was perhaps that this expert in transformations was not killed after all , but got away in the shape of an eagle.993 Herakles had still a long way to go before he could reach Geryoneus and his cattle , even when he ...
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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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