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7 THE HORSES OF THE THRACIAN DIOMEDES The order in which the twelve
Labours were recounted was not always precisely the same . Still , the narrators
seem to be in agreement to this extent at least , that the first task of Herakles was
...
7 THE HORSES OF THE THRACIAN DIOMEDES The order in which the twelve
Labours were recounted was not always precisely the same . Still , the narrators
seem to be in agreement to this extent at least , that the first task of Herakles was
...
Page 156
From Admetos , Herakles journeyed on to the cruel Dio . medes , son of Ares ,
one of the most terrible death - gods . It is said of him that he kept his savage
horses fastened with iron chains to their bronze manger and fed them on the
flesh of ...
From Admetos , Herakles journeyed on to the cruel Dio . medes , son of Ares ,
one of the most terrible death - gods . It is said of him that he kept his savage
horses fastened with iron chains to their bronze manger and fed them on the
flesh of ...
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What he had promised as a reward , either to both or , probably , to the winner in
their competition in service , was assuredly his famous steeds , and it was for
these horses that Herakles too came to Troy with his six ships . 934 For , so the
tale ...
What he had promised as a reward , either to both or , probably , to the winner in
their competition in service , was assuredly his famous steeds , and it was for
these horses that Herakles too came to Troy with his six ships . 934 For , so the
tale ...
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Contents
Kadmos and Harmonia | 25 |
The Theban Dioskuroi | 34 |
Pelops and Hippodameia | 62 |
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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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