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... gods , but gods of very long ago , still savage and subject to no laws . We did not regard them as being in any way worthy of worship ; with the single exception , perhaps , of Kronos ; and with the exception also of Helios , if we ...
... gods , but gods of very long ago , still savage and subject to no laws . We did not regard them as being in any way worthy of worship ; with the single exception , perhaps , of Kronos ; and with the exception also of Helios , if we ...
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... GODS AND TITANS At one time our mythology contained numerous stories of wars of the gods , stories which later were forgotten . Zeus , who had thrown his father Kronos into captivity , was himself threatened with the same fate . Mention ...
... GODS AND TITANS At one time our mythology contained numerous stories of wars of the gods , stories which later were forgotten . Zeus , who had thrown his father Kronos into captivity , was himself threatened with the same fate . Mention ...
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... GODS OF THE WINDS There was also a tale680 of a husband of Eos who achieved a higher rank than was assigned to any ... gods of the winds : gods , that is to say , only of the principal winds , those deserving BOREAS ABDUCTS OREITHYIA 683 ...
... GODS OF THE WINDS There was also a tale680 of a husband of Eos who achieved a higher rank than was assigned to any ... gods of the winds : gods , that is to say , only of the principal winds , those deserving BOREAS ABDUCTS OREITHYIA 683 ...
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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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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