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Page 99
... Oidipus puts her out of her misery with a light spear . Thus Oidipus became a sage , and also the most foolish of all the kings in the world . He received as the prize of his victory ( so the best - known version has it , which does not ...
... Oidipus puts her out of her misery with a light spear . Thus Oidipus became a sage , and also the most foolish of all the kings in the world . He received as the prize of his victory ( so the best - known version has it , which does not ...
Page 103
... Oidipus ' woeful journey , and there he found grace.562 He entered with confidence the grove which might not be entered . He knew that here he had to await the announcement of his coming , disappearance by earthquake , thunder and ...
... Oidipus ' woeful journey , and there he found grace.562 He entered with confidence the grove which might not be entered . He knew that here he had to await the announcement of his coming , disappearance by earthquake , thunder and ...
Page 104
... Oidipus ' which belonged to the Mysteries of Demeter . Those Mysteries were the Mysteries also of her daughter , the goddess of the realm of the dead . According to the older narrators , Oidipus did not get to Kolonos ; he wandered in ...
... Oidipus ' which belonged to the Mysteries of Demeter . Those Mysteries were the Mysteries also of her daughter , the goddess of the realm of the dead . According to the older narrators , Oidipus did not get to Kolonos ; he wandered in ...
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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