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... NIGHT , THE EGG AND EROS Another story of the beginning of things was passed down in the sacred writings preserved by the disciples and devotees of the singer Orpheus . But latterly it is to be found only in the works of a writer of ...
... NIGHT , THE EGG AND EROS Another story of the beginning of things was passed down in the sacred writings preserved by the disciples and devotees of the singer Orpheus . But latterly it is to be found only in the works of a writer of ...
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... Night — although , indeed , to a Night that harbours golden fruit . One of them is actually called Hespera , or Hesperia , " the Vespertinal " ; the second is called Aigle , “ the Luminous ” ; and the third Erytheia or Erytheïs , " the ...
... Night — although , indeed , to a Night that harbours golden fruit . One of them is actually called Hespera , or Hesperia , " the Vespertinal " ; the second is called Aigle , “ the Luminous ” ; and the third Erytheia or Erytheïs , " the ...
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... Night . Properly speaking , there were three goddesses in the cave , daughters of the double - sexed Father Phanes . The first goddess , Night , gave the Oracle . The second " the bash- ful " , became the Father's wife , whom he ...
... Night . Properly speaking , there were three goddesses in the cave , daughters of the double - sexed Father Phanes . The first goddess , Night , gave the Oracle . The second " the bash- ful " , became the Father's wife , whom he ...
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