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It belonged to the goddess of Oinoe , but tried to hide even from Artemis on the rocky hill of Keryneia in Arkadia . 822 It ranged the whole wild region of Arkadia and also the goddess ' mountains in the neighbourhood of Argos .
It belonged to the goddess of Oinoe , but tried to hide even from Artemis on the rocky hill of Keryneia in Arkadia . 822 It ranged the whole wild region of Arkadia and also the goddess ' mountains in the neighbourhood of Argos .
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True , it is also recorded73 that Ladon , the never sleeping snake , also protected the golden apples from the fancies of the Hesperides , who would gladly have plucked what belonged to Hera , or in another tradition , to Aphrodite.74 ...
True , it is also recorded73 that Ladon , the never sleeping snake , also protected the golden apples from the fancies of the Hesperides , who would gladly have plucked what belonged to Hera , or in another tradition , to Aphrodite.74 ...
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Medeia , who like her was at home yonder in the world beyond ours , and belonged to the family of Helios , made her entrance with Jason into his home , and the people now were soon able to discover the power of a lady of the other world ...
Medeia , who like her was at home yonder in the world beyond ours , and belonged to the family of Helios , made her entrance with Jason into his home , and the people now were soon able to discover the power of a lady of the other world ...
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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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