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Pindar in the early fifth century tells the tale about the feast Tantalus made the gods and protests that it is not true. The punishment of Tantalus is described often, first in the Odyssey, from which I have taken it. Amphion's story, and Niobe's, I have taken from Ovid, who alone tells them in full. For Pelops winning the chariot race I have preferred Apollodorus, of the first or second century A.D., who gives the fullest account that has come down. The story of Atreus' and Thyestes' crimes a
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We still live in the world of classical mythology. Everyday millions of people throughout the world read their daily horoscope. Our life and time is measured by classical norm. March is the month of Mars (Ares) and April is the month of Aphrodite (Venus).
Writers in the 21st Century continue to base on characters and plots on those found in Classical mythology. It really is necessary for any literature lover to familiarize themselves with the basic stories of Greek and Roman mythology. Going to t ...more
Writers in the 21st Century continue to base on characters and plots on those found in Classical mythology. It really is necessary for any literature lover to familiarize themselves with the basic stories of Greek and Roman mythology. Going to t ...more
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