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... King Kronos and his son had been decided . The parents sent Rhea to Lyktos , on the island of Crete , where Gaia took charge of the newly born child . When Rhea brought the child to Lyktos , in the darkness of night , she hid him in a ...
... King Kronos and his son had been decided . The parents sent Rhea to Lyktos , on the island of Crete , where Gaia took charge of the newly born child . When Rhea brought the child to Lyktos , in the darkness of night , she hid him in a ...
Page 110
... King Asterion , or Asterios , which means " King of the Stars " . The bull - god of the Cretans bore this name not only as father of the kings whom Europa bore to Zeus , but also — as I shall presently relate — as a bull - shaped son in ...
... King Asterion , or Asterios , which means " King of the Stars " . The bull - god of the Cretans bore this name not only as father of the kings whom Europa bore to Zeus , but also — as I shall presently relate — as a bull - shaped son in ...
Page 138
... King's cows dropped twin calves . Apollon yoked a lion and a boar together for the King's chariot , 441 and thus Admetos won Alkestis to wife . When the time came for the King to die , Apollon saved him by making the Moirai drunk.442 ...
... King's cows dropped twin calves . Apollon yoked a lion and a boar together for the King's chariot , 441 and thus Admetos won Alkestis to wife . When the time came for the King to die , Apollon saved him by making the Moirai drunk.442 ...
Contents
THE BEGINNING OF THINGS | 15 |
THE MOIRAI HEKATE AND OTHER PRE OLYMPIAN | 31 |
THE GREAT GODDESS OF LOVE | 66 |
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