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In Thebes , apparently , the divine pair of the mysteries were paraphrased as Axiokersos and Axiokersa , ' those who are worthy of marriage ' , 25 and of these very names we are told that they meant Hades and Persephone .
In Thebes , apparently , the divine pair of the mysteries were paraphrased as Axiokersos and Axiokersa , ' those who are worthy of marriage ' , 25 and of these very names we are told that they meant Hades and Persephone .
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Apollo had achieved this already at the marriage feast of Kadmos and Harmonia , and he did it again for Admetos.883 It was also told884 that when the bridegroom opened the marriage - chamber , it was full of ...
Apollo had achieved this already at the marriage feast of Kadmos and Harmonia , and he did it again for Admetos.883 It was also told884 that when the bridegroom opened the marriage - chamber , it was full of ...
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There the bed was made ready and the great Fleece spread out upon it.835 Hera , who loved Jason , willed the marriage and as marriage goddess was in future to protect Medeia ; she sent a whole choir of nymphs to the wedding ...
There the bed was made ready and the great Fleece spread out upon it.835 Hera , who loved Jason , willed the marriage and as marriage goddess was in future to protect Medeia ; she sent a whole choir of nymphs to the wedding ...
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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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