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... relates how he extorted from Proteus , the old man of the sea , where Ulysses was detained , and what his own fate would be : - ' Thee to Elysian fields , earth's farthest end , Where Khadamanthus dwells , the gods shall send ; Where ...
... relates how he extorted from Proteus , the old man of the sea , where Ulysses was detained , and what his own fate would be : - ' Thee to Elysian fields , earth's farthest end , Where Khadamanthus dwells , the gods shall send ; Where ...
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... the temple . Whilst Danaus goes to conciliate the citizens , his daughters appeal again to Jupiter to aid them , for the sake of their mother Io , whose life and wanderings they relate . 30 THE CLASSICS FOR THE MILLION .
... the temple . Whilst Danaus goes to conciliate the citizens , his daughters appeal again to Jupiter to aid them , for the sake of their mother Io , whose life and wanderings they relate . 30 THE CLASSICS FOR THE MILLION .
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... relate . The people consent to succour the fugitives , who offer a prayer for the Argives . Their pursuers ' ship ... relates an ominous dream , asking contemptuously where Athens is . A messenger arrives with the intelligence that ...
... relate . The people consent to succour the fugitives , who offer a prayer for the Argives . Their pursuers ' ship ... relates an ominous dream , asking contemptuously where Athens is . A messenger arrives with the intelligence that ...
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... portion of Pindar's odes have been preserved , and these relate chiefly to the triumphs gained at the national festivals . It is , however , for their power of appealing to the sympathies of all ages , rather than for the PINDAR . 39.
... portion of Pindar's odes have been preserved , and these relate chiefly to the triumphs gained at the national festivals . It is , however , for their power of appealing to the sympathies of all ages , rather than for the PINDAR . 39.
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... relates how a Phoenician skipper carried off Io , daughter of Inachus , king of Argos , to Egypt , upon which the Greeks abducted Europa from Tyre , and Medea from Colchis . Then Croesus , king of Lydia , who was fabulously rich ...
... relates how a Phoenician skipper carried off Io , daughter of Inachus , king of Argos , to Egypt , upon which the Greeks abducted Europa from Tyre , and Medea from Colchis . Then Croesus , king of Lydia , who was fabulously rich ...
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