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The myth about the abduction by Hades off Demeter's daughter Kore. How she was allowed back for 8 months of the year but returned to Hades for the other 4 the founding of Demeter's Eleusinian mysteries.

How Delphi was chosen by Apollo - The centre of the world marked by the Omphalos - similarity between, Apollo killing the dragon and Sir George, Delam under Christianity.

The myth of Asclepius booth (god of healing), the expectations of invalids visiting the centre, and the god's miraculous cures, the buildings and the great theatre of Epidaurus.

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The king in antiquity. The Birth of Athena, her role as goddess. Early temples, the pantheon. Its marbles, its conversion to a church.

All you need to know about the island's myths, legends and its gods

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All you need to know about the island's myths, legends and its gods.

All you need to know about the island's myths, legends and its gods.

All you need to know about the island's myths, legends, and its gods.

For anyone interested in Greek antiquity this booklet is as it says on the back cover: "All you need to know about the island's myths, legends and its gods.

About Helios (The Sun) and the Colossus - why it was put up and what happened to it. About the Temple of Apollo Pythios at Rhodes, and the Temple of Athena at Lindos. One of the six 'Put it in your pocket' series on Greek Islands.

The myth of how Poseidon, God of the sea, was given the island, and how the people angered him and he caused their deaths in the eruption. The Caldera and the Akrotiri Archaeological site. It is one of six 'Put It in Your Pocket series' on Greek islands.

Intends to explore how, and even why, early Christianity took over. In this book, the author travels from England to Scotland, from Cornwall to Wales in search of the pagan past, gathering myths and legends on the way. It also includes a useful Glossary at the end of gods, giants and heroes.

In Lap of the Gods Jill Dudley explores the ancient Greek myths and legends of Crete and other Aegean islands, describing the landscape and the individuality of each as well as the characters she meets.

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