The Gods of the GreeksReconstructs the mythological histories of the divinities and the origin and destiny of mankind from ancient writings and artifacts. |
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... tales was contained in the figure of the deity itself , but no single tale could present the whole figure in all its aspects . The gods lived in the soul of our ancestors , and did not enter completely into any one story . Nevertheless ...
... tales was contained in the figure of the deity itself , but no single tale could present the whole figure in all its aspects . The gods lived in the soul of our ancestors , and did not enter completely into any one story . Nevertheless ...
Page 209
... tales - and almost every country of Greece or Asia Minor had such a tale - the first male being , Primordial Man , sprang directly from Earth , who in this manner , too , was the common mother of gods and of mortals . Concerning the ...
... tales - and almost every country of Greece or Asia Minor had such a tale - the first male being , Primordial Man , sprang directly from Earth , who in this manner , too , was the common mother of gods and of mortals . Concerning the ...
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... tale went : 723 When gods and men met together in Mekone , the place which is called " the Field of Poppies ... tale 724 goes on to explain . The great son of Iapetos stole it back from Zeus and brought it to men , in the hollow stalk of ...
... tale went : 723 When gods and men met together in Mekone , the place which is called " the Field of Poppies ... tale 724 goes on to explain . The great son of Iapetos stole it back from Zeus and brought it to men , in the hollow stalk of ...
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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