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... already set forth in the tales of the Titans . The Titans were their children - fourteen in number , since Phorkys and Dione were included amongst them . I have also already told the story of how Kronos , King of the Titans , fell ...
... already set forth in the tales of the Titans . The Titans were their children - fourteen in number , since Phorkys and Dione were included amongst them . I have also already told the story of how Kronos , King of the Titans , fell ...
Page 143
... already in the style of heroic saga , was told another story of the love affair on Lake Boibeis . 463 A maiden washed her feet in the lake . She was the daughter of King Phlegyas , " the fiery red " , whom I have already mentioned as ...
... already in the style of heroic saga , was told another story of the love affair on Lake Boibeis . 463 A maiden washed her feet in the lake . She was the daughter of King Phlegyas , " the fiery red " , whom I have already mentioned as ...
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... already touched upon when giving an account of the Telchines , Rhea carried the newly born Poseidon into safety with ... already defeated the Titans . Aphrodite had just been born of the sea , near Cythera , and was already on her way to ...
... already touched upon when giving an account of the Telchines , Rhea carried the newly born Poseidon into safety with ... already defeated the Titans . Aphrodite had just been born of the sea , near Cythera , and was already on her way to ...
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