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Gantz, Early Greek Myth (1993)

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  • Chapter 1, The Early Gods
    • Section 1: Theogonies and the Like
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    • Section 2: Primal Elements
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    • Section 3: Gaia and Ouranos
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    • Section 4: Gaia and Pontos
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    • Section 5: The Titans
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    • Section 6: The Titanomachia and Zeus’ Rise to Power
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  • Chapter 2, The Olympians
    • Section 1: The Children of Kronos
      • Zeus
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      • Hera
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      • Poseidon
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      • Demeter
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      • Hades
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      • Hestia
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    • Section 2: The Children of Zeus
      • Hephaistos
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      • Ares
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      • Hebe and Eileithuia
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      • Athena
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      • Apollo
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  • Chapter 3, Olympos, the Underworld, and Minor Divinities
    • Section 1: Olympos
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    • Section 2: Hades, Tartaros, Elysion
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    • Section 3: Minor Divinities
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  • Chapter 7, The Royal House of Athens (with art)
    • Section 1: Early Bits and Pieces
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    • Section 2: Kekrops and His Daughters
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    • Section 3: Erichthonios and Pandion I
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    • Section 4: Erechtheus and His Daughters
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    • Section 5: Pandion II and Aigeus
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    • Section 6: Theseus’ Journey around the Isthmos
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    • Section 7: Theseus in Athens
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    • Section 8: Nisos and Skylla
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  • Chapter 8, Minos and Crete
    • Section 1: Rhadamanthys
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    • Section 2: Minos, Pasiphae, and the Minotaur
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    • Section 3: Daidalos in Athens
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    • Section 4: Theseus and the Minotaur
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    • Section 5: The Children of Minos
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    • Section 6: Orion
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    • Section 7: Minos and Daidalos
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  • Chapter 9, Theseus’ Later Exploits
    • Section 1: The Death of Aigeus and the Sons of Pallas
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    • Section 2: Peirithoos and the Lapithai
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    • Section 3: The Abduction of Antiope
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    • Section 4: Phaidra and Hippolytos
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    • Section 5: The Abduction of Helen
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    • Section 6: The Descent into Hades
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    • Section 7: Theseus and Thebes
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    • Section 8: The Pursuit of Aithra
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    • Section 9: Theseus’ Death
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  • Chapter 10, Perseus and Bellerophontes: Part I
    • Section 1: Akrisios and Danae
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    • Section 2: Danae and Polydektes
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    • Section 3: Perseus and the Gorgons
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    • Section 4: Andromeda
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    • Section 5: Death of Polydektes
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    • Section 6: Death of Akrisios and Perseus’ Children
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    • Section 7: Proitos’ Daughters
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  • Chapter 10, Perseus and Bellerophontes: Part II
    • Section 1: Bellerophontes
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  • Chapter 12, Iason and the Argo
    • Section 1: Aietes
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    • Section 2: The Argo and Its Crew
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    • Section 3: The Women of Lemnos
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    • Section 4: The Propontis: Kyzikos and Amykos
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    • Section 5: Phineus and the Harpuiai
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    • Section 6: Onward to Kolchis
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    • Section 7: Medeia and the Golden Fleece
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    • Section 8: The Return Voyage
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    • Section 9: Medeia and Jason in Greece
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  • Chapter 13, Herakles
    • Section 1: Alkmene and Amphitryon
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    • Section 2: Theban Exploits
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    • Section 3: The Twelve Labors
      • Evolution
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      • Labor I: The Nemean Lion
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      • Labor II: The Lernaian Hydra
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      • Labor III: The Keryneian/Kerynitian Hind
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      • Labor IV: The Erymanthian Boar
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      • Pholos
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      • Labor V: The Stables of Augeias
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      • Labor VI: The Stymphalian Birds
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      • Labor VII: The Kretan Bull
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      • Labor VIII: The Mares of Diomedes
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      • Labor IX: The Belt of Hippolyte
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      • Laomedon, Hesione, and Troy
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      • Labor X: The Cattle of Geryoneus
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      • The Journey Back from Tartessos
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      • Labor XI: The Garden of the Hesperides
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      • Labor XII: Kerberos
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      • Antaios, Bousiris, Emathion
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    • Section 4: Alkyoneus
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    • Section 5: Kyknos
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    • Section 6: Eurytion
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    • Section 8: Neleus and Hippokoon
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    • Section 9: Auge and Telephos
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    • Section 10: Deianeira, Acheloos, and Nessos
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    • Section 11: Eurytos, Iphitos, and Iole
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    • Section 15: The Battle of the Gods and Gigantes
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    • Section 12: Delphi and the Tripod
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    • Section 13: Omphale and the Kerkopes
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    • Section 16: Herakles and the Gods: Minor Tales
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    • Section 14: The Return to Troy and the Detour to Kos
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    • Section 17: The Sack of Oichalia and Herakles’ Death
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    • Section 18: The Apotheosis
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    • Section 19: Eurystheus and the Herakleidai
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P. 83 upper (with art)

London, British Museum 1971.11-1.1, Attic dinos by Sophilos, Eileithuia (top frieze just behind fish-tailed Okeanos).

sophilos_black-figure_dinos_on_stand_570_bce_british_museum

British Museum on line

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