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... island crag on which Leto was able to bear her son , having just emerged from the waves so that the sun had not yet shone upon her . The island was called Ortygia , " Quail Island " ; or it was called Delos , because it became visible ...
... island crag on which Leto was able to bear her son , having just emerged from the waves so that the sun had not yet shone upon her . The island was called Ortygia , " Quail Island " ; or it was called Delos , because it became visible ...
Page 133
... island named Ortygia , the birthplace of Artemis . She had as her special realms an Ortygia off Syracuse in Sicily ... island crag of Delos , to which Leto now appealed . The goddess promised the island wealth , which would come to it ...
... island named Ortygia , the birthplace of Artemis . She had as her special realms an Ortygia off Syracuse in Sicily ... island crag of Delos , to which Leto now appealed . The goddess promised the island wealth , which would come to it ...
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... island whose name perhaps meant " the island of the Ram " . In any case , the tale goes on to relate that Poseidon . turned his bride into a sheep and himself into a ram — indeed , that he also turned all the inhabitants of the island ...
... island whose name perhaps meant " the island of the Ram " . In any case , the tale goes on to relate that Poseidon . turned his bride into a sheep and himself into a ram — indeed , that he also turned all the inhabitants of the island ...
Contents
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