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... Delos , because it became visible ( delos ) when it arose from the depths : Delos , the island birthplace of Apollon . It was also told409 that Leto turned herself into a mother- quail - this is the name of the female leader of these ...
... Delos , because it became visible ( delos ) when it arose from the depths : Delos , the island birthplace of Apollon . It was also told409 that Leto turned herself into a mother- quail - this is the name of the female leader of these ...
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... Delos and a separate island named Ortygia , the birthplace of Artemis . She had as her special realms an Ortygia off ... Delos . They all feared to receive the mighty god who was about to be born . They were all richer than the little ...
... Delos and a separate island named Ortygia , the birthplace of Artemis . She had as her special realms an Ortygia off ... Delos . They all feared to receive the mighty god who was about to be born . They were all richer than the little ...
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... Delos . The goddesses on the island sent the messenger Iris to fetch Eileithyia . They promised in reward for her services a golden necklet nine ells long . With this promise the one goddess persuaded the other , and they both came ...
... Delos . The goddesses on the island sent the messenger Iris to fetch Eileithyia . They promised in reward for her services a golden necklet nine ells long . With this promise the one goddess persuaded the other , and they both came ...
Contents
THE BEGINNING OF THINGS | 15 |
THE MOIRAI HEKATE AND OTHER PRE OLYMPIAN | 31 |
THE GREAT GODDESS OF LOVE | 66 |
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According Adonis already amongst ancient Aphrodite Apollon appeared Ariadne Artemis Asia Minor beautiful begat birth Boeotia bore born brother called cave chariot child cows Cretan Crete Daktyloi dark daughter deities Delos Delphi Demeter Dionysos divine earth Erinyes Eros father female Gaia gave giant goddess gods golden Gorgons Greek Hades hand Harpies Heaven Hekate Helios Hephaistos Hera Herakles Hermes hero heroic saga Hesiod Hesperides Homer husband immortal island Kabeiroi King Korybantes Kouretes Kronos later Leto Maia maiden male mankind marriage means mentioned Moirai moon mortal mother Mount Muses mythology Nereids Nereus Night nymphs Okeanos Olympian Olympus original Orion Orpheus Ouranos Pallas Athene Persephone Phaethon phallic Phorkys Poseidon primordial Prometheus Rhea sacred Selene Semele serpent shape Sirens sister Skylla sons spring stories concerning surname tale Telchines tell Tethys Themis thou Titans told took Underworld vase vase-painting wife winged women word worshipped Zeus Zeus's