The Pelican History of GreecePenguin, 1966 - 415 pages The general reader is introduced to Greek history from the time of the neolit pioneers to the close of the Hellenistic Age. |
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... Zeus was not always king . Long ago , he dethroned his father Kronos , who in fear of such an event had made a practice of swallowing his children ; but his wife Rhea hid Zeus , giving Kronos a stone instead , which he swallowed without ...
... Zeus was not always king . Long ago , he dethroned his father Kronos , who in fear of such an event had made a practice of swallowing his children ; but his wife Rhea hid Zeus , giving Kronos a stone instead , which he swallowed without ...
Page 135
... Zeus and Per- sephone , said this story , was torn to pieces and devoured by the wicked Titans . Zeus blasted the Titans with his thunder- bolts , ate the heart of the Child , and then begot the young god over again , as son of Semele ...
... Zeus and Per- sephone , said this story , was torn to pieces and devoured by the wicked Titans . Zeus blasted the Titans with his thunder- bolts , ate the heart of the Child , and then begot the young god over again , as son of Semele ...
Page 236
... Zeus could not have stood up without taking the roof off ; but its majesty was such that the disproportion did not shock . The Athena Parthenos seems to have perished in a fire which brought down the wooden roof - beams above it ...
... Zeus could not have stood up without taking the roof off ; but its majesty was such that the disproportion did not shock . The Athena Parthenos seems to have perished in a fire which brought down the wooden roof - beams above it ...
Table des matières
PREHISTORY | 12 |
Beginnings | 21 |
Peoples and Languages and the Coming | 30 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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