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And so the tale , whether we begin from Laios or Oidipus , brings us to a narrow cross - road , wherever it may have lain , between Thebes and Delphi , in Phokis , or to the south of Thebes , between Kithairon and Potniai .
And so the tale , whether we begin from Laios or Oidipus , brings us to a narrow cross - road , wherever it may have lain , between Thebes and Delphi , in Phokis , or to the south of Thebes , between Kithairon and Potniai .
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It was not only this tale that brought Herakles into con nection with Egypt on his travels to Geryoneus ; there is also the story of Busiris , " king of that city in the Nile delta which had the same name , or of another in the ...
It was not only this tale that brought Herakles into con nection with Egypt on his travels to Geryoneus ; there is also the story of Busiris , " king of that city in the Nile delta which had the same name , or of another in the ...
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The tale went that the Greek Aeet which assembled at Aulis put to sea as early as the second year after the abduction of Helen , 397 but that by mistake it landed , not in Phrygia , Priam's kingdom , but somewhat further south , in the ...
The tale went that the Greek Aeet which assembled at Aulis put to sea as early as the second year after the abduction of Helen , 397 but that by mistake it landed , not in Phrygia , Priam's kingdom , but somewhat further south , in the ...
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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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