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Selene, the name of the moon»goddess, was never one of Athene's surnames,
any more than Metis was. But students of our ancient times-—including, it is said,
Aristotle himself 389have stated that disguised beneath the name of Athene was,
...
Selene, the name of the moon»goddess, was never one of Athene's surnames,
any more than Metis was. But students of our ancient times-—including, it is said,
Aristotle himself 389have stated that disguised beneath the name of Athene was,
...
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goddess. The name of the queen of the Underworld, Perse» phone, can be taken
to be a longer, perhaps simply a ... the new moon, the moon in its darkest phase
—gave a more accur» ate idea of the occasion on which the moon»goddess ...
goddess. The name of the queen of the Underworld, Perse» phone, can be taken
to be a longer, perhaps simply a ... the new moon, the moon in its darkest phase
—gave a more accur» ate idea of the occasion on which the moon»goddess ...
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With the visible goddess Selene were associated many heroines: huntresses and
female runners, pursuing and pursued virgins of heroic saga. Even in antiquity it
was known that the swift alternations of moon and sun626 in the sky ...
With the visible goddess Selene were associated many heroines: huntresses and
female runners, pursuing and pursued virgins of heroic saga. Even in antiquity it
was known that the swift alternations of moon and sun626 in the sky ...
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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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