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... marriage ' , 25 and of these very names we are told that they meant Hades and Persephone . Many vases found in the Theban sanctuary of the mysteries relate to a marriage - festival , and we must not assume that in that Kabirion there ...
... marriage ' , 25 and of these very names we are told that they meant Hades and Persephone . Many vases found in the Theban sanctuary of the mysteries relate to a marriage - festival , and we must not assume that in that Kabirion there ...
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... 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 snakes , allegedly a punishment sent by Artemis , to whom the king ...
... 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 snakes , allegedly a punishment sent by Artemis , to whom the king ...
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... marriage and as marriage - goddess was in future to protect Medeia ; she sent a whole choir of nymphs to the wedding , with bright - coloured flowers in their white bosoms . The sheen of the Golden Fleece , which shone about them also ...
... marriage and as marriage - goddess was in future to protect Medeia ; she sent a whole choir of nymphs to the wedding , with bright - coloured flowers in their white bosoms . The sheen of the Golden Fleece , which shone about them also ...
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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