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... head of Medusa and keep his face turned away , 176 so as not to see her mask - like visage . We are also told that177 the goddess showed him the Gorgon's head in a bright shield which she had given Perseus or herself held for him.178 He ...
... head of Medusa and keep his face turned away , 176 so as not to see her mask - like visage . We are also told that177 the goddess showed him the Gorgon's head in a bright shield which she had given Perseus or herself held for him.178 He ...
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... head helped him ; the hero drew it from the kibisis , 1 188 and Phineus and his men were turned to stone ; Perseus carried Andromeda through the air to Seriphos . But all four characters who met in this Ethiopian tale finally reached ...
... head helped him ; the hero drew it from the kibisis , 1 188 and Phineus and his men were turned to stone ; Perseus carried Andromeda through the air to Seriphos . But all four characters who met in this Ethiopian tale finally reached ...
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... head , in the middle of the other eight , was immortal , 813 and late artists even represented one head of the Hydra as of human shape . In this they departed from a very old tradition , for the picture of the innumerable serpent - heads ...
... head , in the middle of the other eight , was immortal , 813 and late artists even represented one head of the Hydra as of human shape . In this they departed from a very old tradition , for the picture of the innumerable serpent - heads ...
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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 beast Bellerophontes bore brother brought bull called Centaur chariot child cult daughter dead death Deianeira Dionysos Dioskuroi divine Euripides Eurystheus 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 Telephos temple Theban Thebes Theseus Thetis Thracian Thyestes Tiryns told took tragedy Trojan Troy Tyndareos underworld vase-painting shows wife young Zeus