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Oidipus WHAT WAS LEFT after Kadmos in Thebes when he and Harmonia had taken on snake form and entered into the realm of Beyond : There remained the burned bower of Semele in what had been his palace and was to become a temple cí Demeter ...
Oidipus WHAT WAS LEFT after Kadmos in Thebes when he and Harmonia had taken on snake form and entered into the realm of Beyond : There remained the burned bower of Semele in what had been his palace and was to become a temple cí Demeter ...
Page 132
... a name which might have adorned the king of the underworld , and not he , who became great king of that kingdom of Argos and Mycenae , and Herakles remained his vassal , although according to this version he was born in Thebes .
... a name which might have adorned the king of the underworld , and not he , who became great king of that kingdom of Argos and Mycenae , and Herakles remained his vassal , although according to this version he was born in Thebes .
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hurried to the ships , 667 and thenceforth it remained for Helen's husband only to set about his homeward journey as soon as might be with the divine bride he had recovered . 668 The return of the heroes of the Trojan War now began .
hurried to the ships , 667 and thenceforth it remained for Helen's husband only to set about his homeward journey as soon as might be with the divine bride he had recovered . 668 The return of the heroes of the Trojan War now began .
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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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