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... WINGED ARTEMIS " Corinthian vase ; from " Expl . arch . de Delos " X , pl . LXVII THE BIRTH OF PALLAS ATHENE By the painter Phrynos ; from " Die Antike ” VI , p . 3 , fig . 2 WINGED PALLAS ATHENE Black - figured vase ; from " Römische ...
... WINGED ARTEMIS " Corinthian vase ; from " Expl . arch . de Delos " X , pl . LXVII THE BIRTH OF PALLAS ATHENE By the painter Phrynos ; from " Die Antike ” VI , p . 3 , fig . 2 WINGED PALLAS ATHENE Black - figured vase ; from " Römische ...
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... winged goddess Nike , on the other hand , was more closely associated with Zeus's daughter Pallas Athene . Hekate , the third of this group , was always closest to us- although her name perhaps means " the Distant One " . It is not only ...
... winged goddess Nike , on the other hand , was more closely associated with Zeus's daughter Pallas Athene . Hekate , the third of this group , was always closest to us- although her name perhaps means " the Distant One " . It is not only ...
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... winged even in the most ancient times . The Erinyes , the spirits of anger and revenge , are so like Nemesis - or the Nemeseis ; for her name is to be found also in the plural 292 — as to be capable of being mistaken for her . But the ...
... winged even in the most ancient times . The Erinyes , the spirits of anger and revenge , are so like Nemesis - or the Nemeseis ; for her name is to be found also in the plural 292 — as to be capable of being mistaken for her . But the ...
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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