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On vase paintings we see young men and young women approaching the monument . Do the artists mean the sons and daughters of Oidipus , or were these other young people , perhaps even young husbands and wives , bringing an offering to the ...
On vase paintings we see young men and young women approaching the monument . Do the artists mean the sons and daughters of Oidipus , or were these other young people , perhaps even young husbands and wives , bringing an offering to the ...
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naked , as young men did , for the race , and no one could with stand the temptation.655 But Hippomenes also was beautiful , a descendant of Poseidon , like Hippolytos , and with a similar name ; ' impetuosity of the stallion ' is what ...
naked , as young men did , for the race , and no one could with stand the temptation.655 But Hippomenes also was beautiful , a descendant of Poseidon , like Hippolytos , and with a similar name ; ' impetuosity of the stallion ' is what ...
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... near the temple of Apollo Thymbraios , named from the fragrant savory , thymbra.511 They fetched water , accompanied by a young man on horseback ; and this led to a terrible deed of Achilles , which the poets of later times hardly ...
... near the temple of Apollo Thymbraios , named from the fragrant savory , thymbra.511 They fetched water , accompanied by a young man on horseback ; and this led to a terrible deed of Achilles , which the poets of later times hardly ...
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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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