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... killed for that festival . On the tenth day the king read his son - in - law's letter and saw that he was to give Bellerophontes over to death . Therefore he gave him the task of killing the monster which he had among his cattle ...
... killed for that festival . On the tenth day the king read his son - in - law's letter and saw that he was to give Bellerophontes over to death . Therefore he gave him the task of killing the monster which he had among his cattle ...
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... killed it.72 On vase - paintings we see him also peacefully in the Hesperides ' company ; according to this version , he accomplished his task with the agreement and help of the goddesses . This is the latest form of the story , which ...
... killed it.72 On vase - paintings we see him also peacefully in the Hesperides ' company ; according to this version , he accomplished his task with the agreement and help of the goddesses . This is the latest form of the story , which ...
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... killed king Stymphalos and scattered his limbs all over the land - yet another tale of a sacrifice made unholily , such as we have already had to mention so often . Aiakos was honoured not only by Zeus but by the King of the under world ...
... killed king Stymphalos and scattered his limbs all over the land - yet another tale of a sacrifice made unholily , such as we have already had to mention so often . Aiakos was honoured not only by Zeus but by the King of the under world ...
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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