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925 According to some accounts , this journey even involved a Trojan war , that which Herakles waged against Laomedon , king of Troy , with a host of Tirynthians and with Iolaos and Telamon . 926 There was an old tale927 about the ...
925 According to some accounts , this journey even involved a Trojan war , that which Herakles waged against Laomedon , king of Troy , with a host of Tirynthians and with Iolaos and Telamon . 926 There was an old tale927 about the ...
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Troy stood under the protection of the bow , whether the god himself or a mortal hand guided by him directed the arrows of death . Spears and swords , nay even shields and corslets , were of little use there .
Troy stood under the protection of the bow , whether the god himself or a mortal hand guided by him directed the arrows of death . Spears and swords , nay even shields and corslets , were of little use there .
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There lay a little island some considerable distance from Troy , close to Lemnos . 456 It was long known ; 457 the altar which had become famous through Philoktetes , the hero's weapons and a bronze figure of a snake were shown on it .
There lay a little island some considerable distance from Troy , close to Lemnos . 456 It was long known ; 457 the altar which had become famous through Philoktetes , the hero's weapons and a bronze figure of a snake were shown on it .
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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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