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Page 13
With this manner of emphasising the human element , the mythology of the
heroes takes a new direction from the very beginning , which characteristically
leads into Tragedy . The legends of heroes lead us from the solemn , self -
explanatory ...
With this manner of emphasising the human element , the mythology of the
heroes takes a new direction from the very beginning , which characteristically
leads into Tragedy . The legends of heroes lead us from the solemn , self -
explanatory ...
Page 14
Attic Tragedy attaches itself to the cult and the mythology of heroes . There is no
break here , no gulf between them . There is an unbroken continuity of intellectual
activity , which , with regard to the mythology of the heroes , that hero cult by ...
Attic Tragedy attaches itself to the cult and the mythology of heroes . There is no
break here , no gulf between them . There is an unbroken continuity of intellectual
activity , which , with regard to the mythology of the heroes , that hero cult by ...
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This is how the story was put on the stage by Euripides , in a famous tragedy
entitled ' Antiope ' . It has not come down to us complete , but we can still
reproduce its contents . It began with the story told by that herdsman to whom
Antiope had ...
This is how the story was put on the stage by Euripides , in a famous tragedy
entitled ' Antiope ' . It has not come down to us complete , but we can still
reproduce its contents . It began with the story told by that herdsman to whom
Antiope had ...
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Contents
Kadmos and Harmonia | 25 |
The Theban Dioskuroi | 34 |
Pelops and Hippodameia | 62 |
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According Achilles Aeschylus already ancient Apollo appeared Argos Artemis Athene beast beautiful became become beginning belonged bore born bring brother brought called carried child connected cult daughter dead death Dionysos divine earth famous father fell followed gave gift goddess gods golden Greek hand happened head Hera Herakles Hermes hero horses human island Jason journey Kadmos killed king known Laios land later lived marriage means Messenia mother Mycenae narrators offering Oidipus Oinomaos once originally palace passed Pelops perhaps Perseus poet Poseidon possession present queen received remained Salmoneus sent shape shows sons stone story tale tell temple Theban Thebes Theseus told took tradition tragedy turned underworld vase painting wife wished 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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