Classical Myths in English LiteratureRinehart, 1952 - 444 páginas In dictionary format. Alphabetical. Many entries have only a definition. Longer entries include more thorough explanation of the topic in classical mythology, and examples of notable allusions in English literature. |
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... DIONYSUS ( dï'ô · ni'sûs ) , or Bacchus , or Liber , is a god of the general fertility of nature , and as such is related to the earth goddesses , to Poseidon , and to Priapus , but he is doubtless known best for only one of his many ...
... DIONYSUS ( dï'ô · ni'sûs ) , or Bacchus , or Liber , is a god of the general fertility of nature , and as such is related to the earth goddesses , to Poseidon , and to Priapus , but he is doubtless known best for only one of his many ...
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... Dionysus was restored to his senses by the earth goddess Rhea , and afterward continued in his travels for the purpose of teach- ing the cultivation of the vine and the use of wine . He was variously received in different countries ...
... Dionysus was restored to his senses by the earth goddess Rhea , and afterward continued in his travels for the purpose of teach- ing the cultivation of the vine and the use of wine . He was variously received in different countries ...
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... Dionysus ' rites and the worship of the god became general in Greece and later in the western Mediterranean . Because nature flourishes in the spring and summer , Dionysus was associated with Demeter as a seasonal divinity ...
... Dionysus ' rites and the worship of the god became general in Greece and later in the western Mediterranean . Because nature flourishes in the spring and summer , Dionysus was associated with Demeter as a seasonal divinity ...
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Greek Myth and the Poets an introduction | 1 |
The Myths | 13 |
Genealogical Tables | 80 |
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Achilles Admetus Aeneas Agamemnon Alcestis Aphrodite Apollo Arcadia ARGONAUTS Argos arrows Artemis Asclepius Athene ATREUS beauty became Bellerophon brother Cadmus called Centaurs chariot classical Clytemnestra Comus Copyright Cronus Daedalus daughter death Demeter describes Diomedes Dionysus EARTH GODDESSES English literature Eros Eurystheus Faerie Queene famous fate father fell in love Gaea gave giant girl golden Greece Greek Hades Helen Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hermes hero horse immortal island Jason killed king land later Leto lover married Menelaus Milton monster mortal mother Mount Muses myth Nymph Oceanus Odysseus Oedipus Olympian Olympus oracle Orestes Orion Orpheus Paradise Lost Peleus Persephone Perseus poem poetry poets Poseidon Prometheus Reprinted Rhea river Roman name ROME Romulus says SEA GODS sister Sisyphus song sons Spenser story suitors symbol T. S. Eliot Tartarus terrible THEBES Theseus Thetis Tiresias Titans TROJAN TROJAN WAR Troy W. H. Auden wife wind Zeus Zeus's