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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... Heracles was matched by the sturdiness of his moral fiber . He was an early symbol of patience , determination , and ... Heracles was the son of Zeus and of a mortal girl named Alcmene ( the details of this ungodly affair can be found ...
... Heracles was matched by the sturdiness of his moral fiber . He was an early symbol of patience , determination , and ... Heracles was the son of Zeus and of a mortal girl named Alcmene ( the details of this ungodly affair can be found ...
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... Heracles in retaliation killed him and his sons . Eurystheus now sent Heracles to capture the Cretan Bull , a magnificent animal that Poseidon , the sea god , had presented to King Minos of Crete . Minos ' wife , Pasiphae , fell in love ...
... Heracles in retaliation killed him and his sons . Eurystheus now sent Heracles to capture the Cretan Bull , a magnificent animal that Poseidon , the sea god , had presented to King Minos of Crete . Minos ' wife , Pasiphae , fell in love ...
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... Heracles caught and held him in spite of his changes and forced him at last to reveal the location of Atlas , which proved to be in Libya . Journeying through Libya , Heracles encountered almost at one time two extremes of size and ...
... Heracles caught and held him in spite of his changes and forced him at last to reveal the location of Atlas , which proved to be in Libya . Journeying through Libya , Heracles encountered almost at one time two extremes of size and ...
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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