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Near the gate he saw two captives, Theseus and Peirithoos, who were under
punishment for trying to carry off the Queen of the underworld.113 This story also
will be told later. Both heroes were sitting on a stone,114 condemned to sit there
for ...
Near the gate he saw two captives, Theseus and Peirithoos, who were under
punishment for trying to carry off the Queen of the underworld.113 This story also
will be told later. Both heroes were sitting on a stone,114 condemned to sit there
for ...
Page 237
The inhabitants of Attica, especially those of the deme Perithoidai, honoured
Peirithoos as their own hero. There is no fixed tradition of how he came there
before beconv ing acquainted with Theseus; he may have been what his name
implies, ...
The inhabitants of Attica, especially those of the deme Perithoidai, honoured
Peirithoos as their own hero. There is no fixed tradition of how he came there
before beconv ing acquainted with Theseus; he may have been what his name
implies, ...
Page 238
... who even wounded Kastor in the right thigh.600 Theseus himself had been
obliged to leave his young wife, whom he kept imprisoned and hidden in
Aphidna, and in his turn to follow Peirithoos on a much more perilous journey —
to carry off ...
... who even wounded Kastor in the right thigh.600 Theseus himself had been
obliged to leave his young wife, whom he kept imprisoned and hidden in
Aphidna, and in his turn to follow Peirithoos on a much more perilous journey —
to carry off ...
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Contents
Kadmos and Harmonia | 25 |
Pelops and Hippodameia | 62 |
vn Salmoneus Melanippe and Tyro | 69 |
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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 Attica beast Bellerophontes bore brother brought bull called Centaur chariot child cult daughter dead death Deianeira Dionysos Dioskuroi divine Eumolpos Euripides Eurystheus Eurytos 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 temple Theban Thebes Theseus Thetis Thracian Thyestes Tiryns told took tragedy Trojan Troy underworld vase/painting shows wife young Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | The heroes of the Greeks Myth and man |
| Author | Karl Kerényi |
| Publisher | Thames and Hudson, 1959 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Jun 2009 |
| Length | 439 pages |
| Subjects | Heroes Mythology, Greek |
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