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Page 86
... daughter of Idmon the dyer had chosen for subjects the tales that showed the weaknesses of the gods . One after ... daughter of Zeus were equalled , though not excelled , by those of the daughter of the dyer of Colophon . Darker and yet ...
... daughter of Idmon the dyer had chosen for subjects the tales that showed the weaknesses of the gods . One after ... daughter of Zeus were equalled , though not excelled , by those of the daughter of the dyer of Colophon . Darker and yet ...
Page 105
... daughter Danaë had borne a son , by the hand of that son death must surely come upon him . And because the fear of death was in him more strong than the love of his daughter , Acrisius resolved that by sacrificing her he would baffle ...
... daughter Danaë had borne a son , by the hand of that son death must surely come upon him . And because the fear of death was in him more strong than the love of his daughter , Acrisius resolved that by sacrificing her he would baffle ...
Page 125
... daughter " she said . " Beautiful and wise and powerful they may be , but I have borne seven daughters and seven sons , and each son is more than the peer of Apollo , each daughter more than the equal of Diana , the moon goddess ! " And ...
... daughter " she said . " Beautiful and wise and powerful they may be , but I have borne seven daughters and seven sons , and each son is more than the peer of Apollo , each daughter more than the equal of Diana , the moon goddess ! " And ...
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Acrisius Aphrodite Apollo Arachne arms Atalanta Baldur beautiful Beowulf birds blood Cathbad chariot Charlemagne child children of Lîr Conor creature cried cruel dark daughter dead dear death Deirdrê Diana dreams earth Echo Emain Macha Erin Eros Eurydice evil eyes face fair father fear fell fierce flowers Freya Ganelon gazed goddess gods gold golden Grendel grew grey Halcyone hand happiness heard heart hero honour Hrothgar Hyacinthus Kemoc king knew land Lavarcam listened live Loch Etive looked Marpessa Meleager Midas mighty monster mother mountain Naoise never night nymphs Odin Olympus Orpheus palace Pallas Athené passed Perseus Phaeton Polydectes Psyche queen river Roland Sea of Moyle slay sleep smiled song Sons of Usna sorrow soul spoke stood sweet swiftly sword thee thing thou told trees voice warriors weary wind wings woman words Zephyrus Zeus