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He may have embodied death and the underworld particularly . The lions which ancient artists put over graves remind us of this , his representative capacity , even if they did not intend to portray the lion of Nemea .
He may have embodied death and the underworld particularly . The lions which ancient artists put over graves remind us of this , his representative capacity , even if they did not intend to portray the lion of Nemea .
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But when Kerberos caught sight of Herakles , he Aed trembling to his master , the king of the underworld , and hid under Hades ' throne.101 The ghosts also Aed before the hero ; 102 Meleagros was the only one whose ghost did not .
But when Kerberos caught sight of Herakles , he Aed trembling to his master , the king of the underworld , and hid under Hades ' throne.101 The ghosts also Aed before the hero ; 102 Meleagros was the only one whose ghost did not .
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For now he had made his way to the throne of the King and Queen of the underworld . How the original story continued we are informed by a vase - painter . Herakles lifted a stone against the enthroned pair ; Hades leapt up and ran away ...
For now he had made his way to the throne of the King and Queen of the underworld . How the original story continued we are informed by a vase - painter . Herakles lifted a stone against the enthroned pair ; Hades leapt up and ran away ...
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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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