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Page 322
... Odysseus was born in the house of Laertes , for whose son he passed among the heroes of the Trojan War , Auto- lykos was staying there as the guest of his son - in - law and his daughter . They set the baby on his grandfather's knee and ...
... Odysseus was born in the house of Laertes , for whose son he passed among the heroes of the Trojan War , Auto- lykos was staying there as the guest of his son - in - law and his daughter . They set the baby on his grandfather's knee and ...
Page 329
... Odysseus had smuggled gold and a forged letter from Priam into his tent.329 In Homer we hear nothing of all this , nor is the tale told of how Achilles , before Nestor and Odysseus could bring him , was placed in safety by Thetis.330 ...
... Odysseus had smuggled gold and a forged letter from Priam into his tent.329 In Homer we hear nothing of all this , nor is the tale told of how Achilles , before Nestor and Odysseus could bring him , was placed in safety by Thetis.330 ...
Page 357
... Odysseus and Diomedes undertook to fulfil the condition and steal the Palladion . First Odysseus , disguised as a beggar and disfigured with stripes , stole into the city alone.622 His business was to find the way through the streets ...
... Odysseus and Diomedes undertook to fulfil the condition and steal the Palladion . First Odysseus , disguised as a beggar and disfigured with stripes , stole into the city alone.622 His business was to find the way through the streets ...
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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 bore brother brought bull called Centaur chariot child cult daughter dead death Deianeira 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