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... story of his birth . Whether he was born of Persephone , goddess of the under world , or of the Theban princess Semele , while she was already burning with Zeus ' lightnings , 11 it was a subterranean birth , or a birth in death . As ...
... story of his birth . Whether he was born of Persephone , goddess of the under world , or of the Theban princess Semele , while she was already burning with Zeus ' lightnings , 11 it was a subterranean birth , or a birth in death . As ...
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... story of this brother of Salmoneus and Sisyphos belonged partly to the legends concerning Dionysos . For his second wife he had Kadmos ' daughter Ino , an aunt of the god of whom it is said 429 that he was brought up as a girl in ...
... story of this brother of Salmoneus and Sisyphos belonged partly to the legends concerning Dionysos . For his second wife he had Kadmos ' daughter Ino , an aunt of the god of whom it is said 429 that he was brought up as a girl in ...
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... story of Antiope , got possession of the kingship.457 In the time of Amphion and Zethos , Laios was still living with Pelops , and thus the Theban stories got a connection with the events which transpired in Pisa . There appears ...
... story of Antiope , got possession of the kingship.457 In the time of Amphion and Zethos , Laios was still living with Pelops , and thus the Theban stories got a connection with the events which transpired in Pisa . There appears ...
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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