Chapter 17, The Return from Troy Previous Page Table of Contents Next Page ♠ Aristotle, Poetics 15.1454a An example of unnecessary badness of character is Menelaos in the Orestes; of character that is unfitting and inappropriate the lament of Odysseus in the Scylla and Melanippe’s speech; of inconsistent character Iphigeneia in Aulis, for the suppliant Iphigeneia is … Continue reading Odysseus (page 708, with art)
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A B C D E G H I K L M N O P R S T W Z Zeus, Munich, Antikensammlungen 596 There are two kinds of searches possible for this web site. The first type, which is comprehensive, involves just entering a mythological character’s name in the search box over the left menu … Continue reading Subject tags for mythological characters
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Chapter 16, The Trojan War Previous Page Table of Contents Next Page ♠ Paus 5.19.5 – Pausanias, Description of Greece ”There is also Hermes bringing to Alexander the son of Priam the goddesses of whose beauty he is to judge, the inscription on them being: “Here is Hermes, who is showing to Alexander, that he may arbitrate Concerning … Continue reading The Judgment of Paris (page 569, with art)
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Chapter 5: The Line of Deukalion Previous Page Table of Contents Next Page ♠ Palaiphatos 30 – Mythographi Graeci 2, p. 41-44, ed. N. Festa. Leipzig 1902. About Phrixus, they tell how the ram forewarned him that their father was going to sacrifice them. He took his sister and mounted it with her, and they … Continue reading The Aiolidai: Athamas (page 180 upper, with art)
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