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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... spirit was claimed by Thanatos , the god of death ( who is discussed later on ) ; and Hermes , the messenger of Zeus , escorted the spirit to the underworld . According to Virgil in the Aeneid , the dark neutral region between earth and ...
... spirit was claimed by Thanatos , the god of death ( who is discussed later on ) ; and Hermes , the messenger of Zeus , escorted the spirit to the underworld . According to Virgil in the Aeneid , the dark neutral region between earth and ...
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... spirit of the dead gained entrance to Hades by being ferried across the river Styx or Acheron by an ill - tempered old creature named Charon . If the spirit's body had not been given proper burial , or if he had not been provided with ...
... spirit of the dead gained entrance to Hades by being ferried across the river Styx or Acheron by an ill - tempered old creature named Charon . If the spirit's body had not been given proper burial , or if he had not been provided with ...
Página 177
Daniel Silas Norton, Peters Rushton. On the other side of the river the spirit of the dead encountered Cerberus , a ... spirits of the dead to enter and none to leave . There have been some notable excep- tions , however : Psyche and the ...
Daniel Silas Norton, Peters Rushton. On the other side of the river the spirit of the dead encountered Cerberus , a ... spirits of the dead to enter and none to leave . There have been some notable excep- tions , however : Psyche and the ...
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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