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377 He knew how to make white beasts black and black beasts white ; he would take the horns off horned beasts and put them on the heads of those that had none.378 At that time , and it must have been the time of primaeval men , when the ...
377 He knew how to make white beasts black and black beasts white ; he would take the horns off horned beasts and put them on the heads of those that had none.378 At that time , and it must have been the time of primaeval men , when the ...
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It is clear also from the accounts of the fight between Herakles and this marvellous beast that no weapon could wound it . Such details may be accounted mere decorations , and they were still further elaborated ; nevertheless , the lion ...
It is clear also from the accounts of the fight between Herakles and this marvellous beast that no weapon could wound it . Such details may be accounted mere decorations , and they were still further elaborated ; nevertheless , the lion ...
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917 But the beast was so handsome that Minos sacrificed another bull instead and sent this one to his herds of cows . Up to this point the tale is identical with the history of Pasiphae , as brought on the stage by Euripides in his ...
917 But the beast was so handsome that Minos sacrificed another bull instead and sent this one to his herds of cows . Up to this point the tale is identical with the history of Pasiphae , as brought on the stage by Euripides in his ...
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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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