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information about the Theban divine names . In Thebes , apparently , the divine pair of the mysteries were paraphrased as Axiokersos and Axiokersa , ' those who are worthy of marriage ' , 25 and of these very names we are told that they ...
information about the Theban divine names . In Thebes , apparently , the divine pair of the mysteries were paraphrased as Axiokersos and Axiokersa , ' those who are worthy of marriage ' , 25 and of these very names we are told that they ...
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The Theban Dioskuroi THE MARRIAGES OF ZEUS made beauty , order and memory rule in this world . His marriage with Eurynome , a daughter of Okeanos and Tethys , established the rule of beauty , for the Charities were the offspring of this ...
The Theban Dioskuroi THE MARRIAGES OF ZEUS made beauty , order and memory rule in this world . His marriage with Eurynome , a daughter of Okeanos and Tethys , established the rule of beauty , for the Charities were the offspring of this ...
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CHAPTER I The Theban Tales I STORIES OF HERAKLES ' ANCESTRY IT IS PERHAPS no great exaggeration to say701 that the Thebans honoured no other god with so many processions and sacrifices as Herakles . They were very proud that not only ...
CHAPTER I The Theban Tales I STORIES OF HERAKLES ' ANCESTRY IT IS PERHAPS no great exaggeration to say701 that the Thebans honoured no other god with so many processions and sacrifices as Herakles . They were very proud that not only ...
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According Achilles Aeschylus already ancient Apollo appeared Argonauts Argos arrived Artemis Athene beast beautiful became belonged bore born bring brother brought called carried child connected daughter dead death Dionysos divine earth famous father fell followed gave goddess gods golden Greek hand happened head Helen Hera Herakles hero honour human island Jason journey Kadmos killed king known land later lived marriage means Messenia mother Mycenae narrators night Odysseus offering Oidipus Oinomaos once originally passed Pelops perhaps Perseus poet Poseidon possession present queen received remained river Salmoneus sent showed sons story tale temple Theban Thebes Theseus told took tradition Troy turned underworld vase wife wished women 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 |
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