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“See how tame he is, how gentle. Not in the least like other bulls. I do believe he has the power of reason, just like human beings, and all that he lacks is speech.” In this speech the individual being praised is Zeus, but he is in the shape of an animal when he appears to Europa because

Zeus intended for Heracles to rules over Mycenae and all the descendants of Perseus. Instead, Heracles’s claim did not hold because Heracles was second in line to Eurystheus as Hera interfered by

Let the winds blow and the birds fly,” answered Jason. “This is idle talk. But if you yourself came to Greece and to my home, how both women and men would honor you, even worship you as a goddess, because through you their sons and brothers and husbands escaped death and returned to their native land safe and sound! And you – you would belong to me, and to me only, and nothing but death could end our love.” These words refer to the following characters:

39. Oedipus is raised by King Polybus and Queen Merope of Corinth after 

The task of defeating Medusa and cutting off her head as a trophy was nearly impossible because

5. When Theseus comes to meet his father King Aegeus in Athens, all is not well because the city is facing civil war and King Aegeus in his dotage has placed his trust on someone who has

2. After Prometheus created the first men, he became their teacher and guide and taught them almost everything except for

During their journey to Colchis, the Argonauts encounter Phineus, an unfortunate soul afflicted with a peculiar misfortune whereby

3. Prometheus petitioned the gods that they should be charitable to his creation and in return he would acquiesce to Zeus’s request that

Creusa is compelled to relinquish her son, fathered by Apollo, out of fear of her father Erechtheus, the king of Athens, and ironically it is Apollo himself who intervenes to ensure the child’s survival by