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Hades and Persephone THE third of the three world»ruling sons of Kronos was
the dark counterpart not only of Zeus but also of Helios. Hades is the most recent
form of his name, an older form was Aides, or Aidoneus, and a still older form ...
Hades and Persephone THE third of the three world»ruling sons of Kronos was
the dark counterpart not only of Zeus but also of Helios. Hades is the most recent
form of his name, an older form was Aides, or Aidoneus, and a still older form ...
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An ancient vase» painting shows the three brothers as three rulers of the world,
with the emblems of their power: Zeus with his lightning, Poseidon with the trident
, Hades with his head turned back to front. This last was he who might not be ...
An ancient vase» painting shows the three brothers as three rulers of the world,
with the emblems of their power: Zeus with his lightning, Poseidon with the trident
, Hades with his head turned back to front. This last was he who might not be ...
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the golden staff, into the darkness of the Underworld, to persuade Hades with soft
words and to bring Persephone back from the gloom and up to the gods and the
light. Hermes obeyed and sprang from the Olympian abode down into the ...
the golden staff, into the darkness of the Underworld, to persuade Hades with soft
words and to bring Persephone back from the gloom and up to the gods and the
light. Hermes obeyed and sprang from the Olympian abode down into the ...
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Contents
?9f | 9 |
STORIES OF THE TITANS | 19 |
PROMETHEUS AND THE HUMAN RACE Pdgt | 30 |
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| Title | The Gods of the Greeks Volume 230 of Evergreen book Myth and man |
| Author | Karl Kerényi |
| Publisher | Grove Press, 1960 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 2 Aug 2011 |
| Length | 304 pages |
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