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... wished to secure for him this prominent position in the world of the gods ruled over by Zeus . He was made out to be descended from a race in which Zeus had twice celebrated his marriage in bull - shape , the first time with Io . She ...
... wished to secure for him this prominent position in the world of the gods ruled over by Zeus . He was made out to be descended from a race in which Zeus had twice celebrated his marriage in bull - shape , the first time with Io . She ...
Page 137
... 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 hero , and so was all the more closely ...
... 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 hero , and so was all the more closely ...
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... wished to rule in some other city . But he wished to have both , or rather , to destroy his brother at all costs . Therefore he chose the treasures and went with them to Argos , where Adrastos , ' he who flees from nothing ' , was king ...
... wished to rule in some other city . But he wished to have both , or rather , to destroy his brother at all costs . Therefore he chose the treasures and went with them to Argos , where Adrastos , ' he who flees from nothing ' , was king ...
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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