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Perhaps he is the “Head” in the constellation Orion, another astralised favourite
of Artemis and Eos, of whom I shall now tell. 4 sTORIEs OF ORION A whole
wreath of stories is gathered around the constellation Orion. In our skies it shines
with ...
Perhaps he is the “Head” in the constellation Orion, another astralised favourite
of Artemis and Eos, of whom I shall now tell. 4 sTORIEs OF ORION A whole
wreath of stories is gathered around the constellation Orion. In our skies it shines
with ...
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The punishment of this sin by blindness is found in other tales beside that of
Oidipous.667 Merope could have been Orion's mother, just as Semele was the
mother of Dionysos, and Elara was the mother of the phallic giant Tityos;
although the ...
The punishment of this sin by blindness is found in other tales beside that of
Oidipous.667 Merope could have been Orion's mother, just as Semele was the
mother of Dionysos, and Elara was the mother of the phallic giant Tityos;
although the ...
Page 204
It was told676 that Eos had already taken Orion to be her husband when Artemis
slew him with her arrows on the island of Ortygia. This island was the spot at
which the sun rose: it was the birthplace of Apollon, the island also called Delos.
It was told676 that Eos had already taken Orion to be her husband when Artemis
slew him with her arrows on the island of Ortygia. This island was the spot at
which the sun rose: it was the birthplace of Apollon, the island also called Delos.
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Contents
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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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