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Page 91
... Delphi warned him470 that Thebes could be saved only if he died without issue . Laios was incapable of forming a firm resolution , 471 and the consummation of the marriage took place when the bridal pair were , so to speak , afflicted ...
... Delphi warned him470 that Thebes could be saved only if he died without issue . Laios was incapable of forming a firm resolution , 471 and the consummation of the marriage took place when the bridal pair were , so to speak , afflicted ...
Page 92
... Delphi through the region of Phokis , 481 and there arrived at a narrow cross - road . The third , and the simplest , account of the oracle is con tained in that tragedy whose greatness overshadowed all others that were written before ...
... Delphi through the region of Phokis , 481 and there arrived at a narrow cross - road . The third , and the simplest , account of the oracle is con tained in that tragedy whose greatness overshadowed all others that were written before ...
Page 191
... Delphi on something , and the Pythia gave him answer that the god was not there and would give him no response . Yet another version made the hero come to Delphi for purification and be repulsed.187 The murder of Iphitos was reason ...
... Delphi on something , and the Pythia gave him answer that the god was not there and would give him no response . Yet another version made the hero come to Delphi for purification and be repulsed.187 The murder of Iphitos was reason ...
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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