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... Delphi as it is over there in Cilicia ; and so is a female dragon named Del- phyne , who in both parts of the world was associated with a male dragon named Typhon . The only difference is that in Asia Minor the dragon's opponent was ...
... Delphi as it is over there in Cilicia ; and so is a female dragon named Del- phyne , who in both parts of the world was associated with a male dragon named Typhon . The only difference is that in Asia Minor the dragon's opponent was ...
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... Delphi . With the female serpent Delphyne dwelt a male serpent named Typhon , of whom it was said428 that Hera bore him without her husband , in anger . She gave the one evil thing into the charge of the other , the dragon to the ...
... Delphi . With the female serpent Delphyne dwelt a male serpent named Typhon , of whom it was said428 that Hera bore him without her husband , in anger . She gave the one evil thing into the charge of the other , the dragon to the ...
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... Delphi . When he had asked how he could heal himself , and had received no answer , he stole the sacred tripod from which Pythia used to proclaim oracles . Apollon fought with him , and Zeus settled the dispute : Herakles gave back the ...
... Delphi . When he had asked how he could heal himself , and had received no answer , he stole the sacred tripod from which Pythia used to proclaim oracles . Apollon fought with him , and Zeus settled the dispute : Herakles gave back the ...
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THE BEGINNING OF THINGS | 15 |
THE MOIRAI HEKATE AND OTHER PRE OLYMPIAN | 31 |
THE GREAT GODDESS OF LOVE | 66 |
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