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A re - telling of purely heroic poetry , which could communicate the content of
both the poems connected with the name of Homer , the ' Iliad ' and the ' Odyssey
' , to men of today , seems to me possible , indeed necessary , but not in this book
.
A re - telling of purely heroic poetry , which could communicate the content of
both the poems connected with the name of Homer , the ' Iliad ' and the ' Odyssey
' , to men of today , seems to me possible , indeed necessary , but not in this book
.
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In this version too he had rivals , 668 but he won , for he laboured longest for the
maid , enduring all the hardships of a hunter's life.669 They could tell of his union
with her too , 670 and could name a son whom Atalante bore to Melanion ; his ...
In this version too he had rivals , 668 but he won , for he laboured longest for the
maid , enduring all the hardships of a hunter's life.669 They could tell of his union
with her too , 670 and could name a son whom Atalante bore to Melanion ; his ...
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a Herakles.148 They did them honour at their graves as young heroes and called
them the Chalkoarai , ' those upon whom curse of bronze fell , but they did not
like to tell the story of how these unfortunates met their deaths at their own
father's ...
a Herakles.148 They did them honour at their graves as young heroes and called
them the Chalkoarai , ' those upon whom curse of bronze fell , but they did not
like to tell the story of how these unfortunates met their deaths at their own
father's ...
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Contents
Kadmos and Harmonia | 25 |
The Theban Dioskuroi | 34 |
Pelops and Hippodameia | 62 |
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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 painting passed Pelops perhaps Perseus poet Poseidon possession present queen received remained river 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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