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... of heroic saga ; as do the love - stories in which Zeus coupled with mortal women . 7 CRETAN TALES Our mythology contained many stories similar to that of Zeus and Leda . In the form that these stories have usually taken since Homer and ...
... of heroic saga ; as do the love - stories in which Zeus coupled with mortal women . 7 CRETAN TALES Our mythology contained many stories similar to that of Zeus and Leda . In the form that these stories have usually taken since Homer and ...
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Karl Kerényi. CHAPTER XI Poseidon and his Wives AFTER the stories of Zeus and his spouses , and of his daughters and sons - of which I have not told all : the stories concerning Dionysos are still to come , and those concerning Herakles ...
Karl Kerényi. CHAPTER XI Poseidon and his Wives AFTER the stories of Zeus and his spouses , and of his daughters and sons - of which I have not told all : the stories concerning Dionysos are still to come , and those concerning Herakles ...
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... Minos himself , the pursuer of Britomartis . In Boeotia , however , a different story 659 was told of the giant hunter's parentage . In Tanagra dwelt the hospitable Hyrieus , whose name means " the Stories of Orion 201 Stories of Orion.
... Minos himself , the pursuer of Britomartis . In Boeotia , however , a different story 659 was told of the giant hunter's parentage . In Tanagra dwelt the hospitable Hyrieus , whose name means " the Stories of Orion 201 Stories of Orion.
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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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