A Hand book of Mythology the Myths And Legends of Ancient Greece And Rome
A Hand book of Mythology the Myths And Legends of Ancient Greece And Rome
Berens E.M.
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The hero now advanced upon Orchomenus, the capital of the Minyans, where he burned the royal castle and sacked the town. After this signal victory all Greece rang with the fame of the young hero, and Creon, in gratitude for his great services, bestowed upon him his daughter Megara in marriage. The Olympian gods testified their appreciation of his valour by sending him presents; Hermes gave him a sword, Phcebus- Apollo a bundle of arrows, Hephaestus a golden quiver, and Athene a coat of leather.... Heracles and Eurystheus. And now it will be necessary to retrace our steps. Just before the birth of Heracles, Zeus, in an assembly of the gods, exultingly declared that the child who should be born on that day to the house of Perseus should rule over all his race. When Hera heard her lord's boastful announcement she knew well that it was for the child of the hated Alcmene that this brilliant destiny was designed; and in order to rob the son of her rival of his rights, she called to her aid the goddess Eilithyia, who retarded the birth of 238 MYTHS OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME.
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