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... Thebes he killed the lion with his own bare hands . Nearing Thebes , he encoun- tered some ambassadors on their way from Orchomenus in Minya to collect their annual tribute from Thebes ; Heracles in his anger , cut off their noses and ...
... Thebes he killed the lion with his own bare hands . Nearing Thebes , he encoun- tered some ambassadors on their way from Orchomenus in Minya to collect their annual tribute from Thebes ; Heracles in his anger , cut off their noses and ...
Page 109
... Thebes . The people of Thebes had re- fused to acknowledge the godhead in Dionysus , who had returned to his home after gathering devotees and establishing his cult throughout Asia . His devotees were the Maenads or Bacchae , Asian ...
... Thebes . The people of Thebes had re- fused to acknowledge the godhead in Dionysus , who had returned to his home after gathering devotees and establishing his cult throughout Asia . His devotees were the Maenads or Bacchae , Asian ...
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... Thebes , 94 ndscape with Cephalus and Procris ... ( Lorraine ) , 97 ocoon , 112 , 112 pith fighting Centaur , 81 stman , Pieter : Juno discovering Jupiter with lo , 106 Sueur , Eustache Sea Gods . . . 11 da , 81 gends , 6 iriope , 102-3 ...
... Thebes , 94 ndscape with Cephalus and Procris ... ( Lorraine ) , 97 ocoon , 112 , 112 pith fighting Centaur , 81 stman , Pieter : Juno discovering Jupiter with lo , 106 Sueur , Eustache Sea Gods . . . 11 da , 81 gends , 6 iriope , 102-3 ...
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Introduction | 6 |
The Olympian Gods | 30 |
Tales of Greek Heroes | 48 |
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1st century 5th century BC Achilles Actaeon Aegeus Alcmene Amazons Andromeda Aphrodite Apollo appears Archaic arrow Artemis Athene Athenian black-figure Athenian red-figure beautiful birth bronze brother bull cattle cave Centaurs Cerberus chariot Classical constellation Crete Cronus daughter decorated Deianeira Delphi Demeter depicted Dionysus divine early 5th century earth Eros Eurystheus father fighting Gaia giant goddess golden Gorgon GREEK HEROES GREEK MYTHOLOGY Hades head heavens Helius Hephaestus Hera Heracles Hermes HEROES & MORTALS horses Hydra immortal island killed King labour lion lover lyre married Medusa Minos Minotaur monster mother Mount mythical myths Narcissus Nemean Lion Nereids night nymphs Oceanid Oceanus Odysseus Oedipus OLYMPIAN GODS Olympus Orion painter painting palace Persephone Perseus poets Poseidon Prometheus returned Rhea Roman wall-painting sacred sent sister snakes statue stories temple Thebes Theseus thunderbolt Tiryns Titans took Trojan Troy Typhon Underworld Uranus vase wife wine wine-cup Zeus