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1 1 1 1 theirs to transmute it , as a once present truth of the mind , belonging to the history of European literature and religion , into a new form , more fitting than is possible in a work of classical scholarship .
1 1 1 1 theirs to transmute it , as a once present truth of the mind , belonging to the history of European literature and religion , into a new form , more fitting than is possible in a work of classical scholarship .
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The present - day method of treating our growing treasure of such paintings we owe to the guidance already given us concerning the individuality of the painters , as revealed by their styles , and concerning the current state of the ...
The present - day method of treating our growing treasure of such paintings we owe to the guidance already given us concerning the individuality of the painters , as revealed by their styles , and concerning the current state of the ...
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At the feast which was given to receive the guests Idas and Lynkeus were also present . They cracked their rude jests and spoke of the marriage by capture of the Dioskuroi as if they had undertaken it merely to avoid having to pay ...
At the feast which was given to receive the guests Idas and Lynkeus were also present . They cracked their rude jests and spoke of the marriage by capture of the Dioskuroi as if they had undertaken it merely to avoid having to pay ...
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According Achilles Aeschylus already ancient Apollo appeared Argonauts Argos arrived Artemis Athene beast beautiful became belonged bore born bring brother brought called carried child connected daughter dead death Dionysos divine earth famous father fell followed gave goddess gods golden Greek hand happened head Helen Hera Herakles hero honour human island Jason journey Kadmos killed king known land later lived marriage means Messenia mother Mycenae narrators night Odysseus offering Oidipus Oinomaos once originally passed Pelops perhaps Perseus poet Poseidon possession present queen received remained river Salmoneus sent showed sons story tale temple Theban Thebes Theseus told took tradition Troy turned underworld vase wife wished women young Zeus
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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