Masterworks of World Literature, Volume 1Edwin Mallard Everett Dryden Press, 1955 - 1000 pages |
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... Theseus and Peirithous , 10 renowned 8. Sisyphus was a legendary king of Corinth whose numerous and varied mis- deeds usually involved insolence towards the gods . 9. As penance for the murder of his own wife and children during a fit ...
... Theseus and Peirithous , 10 renowned 8. Sisyphus was a legendary king of Corinth whose numerous and varied mis- deeds usually involved insolence towards the gods . 9. As penance for the murder of his own wife and children during a fit ...
Page 255
... Theseus , who has learned of Edipus ' arrival , comes out to the grove and warmly offers him hospitality and protection . In return , Edipus tells the king about the oracle , and declares that at his death he wishes his body to be ...
... Theseus , who has learned of Edipus ' arrival , comes out to the grove and warmly offers him hospitality and protection . In return , Edipus tells the king about the oracle , and declares that at his death he wishes his body to be ...
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... Theseus rend The chains of hell that hold his friend . 8 ( Samuel Johnson ) 7. Hippolytus , a worshipper of Diana ... Theseus went to Hades to help his friend Pirithous carry off Persephone . The two men were caught there and imprisoned ...
... Theseus rend The chains of hell that hold his friend . 8 ( Samuel Johnson ) 7. Hippolytus , a worshipper of Diana ... Theseus went to Hades to help his friend Pirithous carry off Persephone . The two men were caught there and imprisoned ...
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