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Page 137
... received him hospitably and gladly , and wished to have grandchildren by the hero , as Autolykos had by Sisyphos.758 He had fifty daughters and he caused them all , one after another , to sleep with his guest . One only resisted the ...
... received him hospitably and gladly , and wished to have grandchildren by the hero , as Autolykos had by Sisyphos.758 He had fifty daughters and he caused them all , one after another , to sleep with his guest . One only resisted the ...
Page 182
... the realm of the dead so formidably changed that he received an epithet connected with the name of Charon ; in Boiotia he was worshipped as Charops.122 CHAPTER III Deeds and Sufferings After the Twelve Labours I 182 The Heroes of the ...
... the realm of the dead so formidably changed that he received an epithet connected with the name of Charon ; in Boiotia he was worshipped as Charops.122 CHAPTER III Deeds and Sufferings After the Twelve Labours I 182 The Heroes of the ...
Page 223
... received him.459 Here Phytalos , ' the planter ' , had once shown hospitality to the goddess Demeter and received as her gift the first fig tree.460 His descendants , the Phytalidai , caused Theseus to pass through a ceremony of ...
... received him.459 Here Phytalos , ' the planter ' , had once shown hospitality to the goddess Demeter and received as her gift the first fig tree.460 His descendants , the Phytalidai , caused Theseus to pass through a ceremony of ...
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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