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... Centaurs as archers and thus expressed the con nection of these wild and violent creatures with death . In Greece it was said870 that no Centaur employed the bow . The Centaur Eurytion , the story goes , also had no bow . The hero ...
... Centaurs as archers and thus expressed the con nection of these wild and violent creatures with death . In Greece it was said870 that no Centaur employed the bow . The Centaur Eurytion , the story goes , also had no bow . The hero ...
Page 200
... Centaur still has his victim on his back or Herakles has recovered her , running him through with a sword or felling him with his club . Then he had to carry her across the water himself , which he doubtless did , although this form of ...
... Centaur still has his victim on his back or Herakles has recovered her , running him through with a sword or felling him with his club . Then he had to carry her across the water himself , which he doubtless did , although this form of ...
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... Centaur whom Herakles killed . But to begin with , Kaineus was Elatos ' daughter and named Kainis , ' the new ' . From Poseidon , who was her lover , she got the favour of turning into a man and being invulnerable.573 So the Centaurs ...
... Centaur whom Herakles killed . But to begin with , Kaineus was Elatos ' daughter and named Kainis , ' the new ' . From Poseidon , who was her lover , she got the favour of turning into a man and being invulnerable.573 So the Centaurs ...
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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