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There is also [[Works and Days|another poem]] by this author, but it is considerably less mythological and much more didactic. |
There is also [[Works and Days|another poem]] by this author, but it is considerably less mythological and much more didactic. |
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* [[Action Girl]]: Athena and Artemis. The former was not only a [[Lady of War]] but also a [[Genius Bruiser]], and both had particularly impressive [[Virgin Power]]. |
* [[Action Girl]]: Athena and Artemis. The former was not only a [[Lady of War]] but also a [[Genius Bruiser]], and both had particularly impressive [[Virgin Power]]. |
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* [[Living Forever Is Awesome]]: For Heracles, especially that he also seems to have been given [[Eternal Love]]. |
* [[Living Forever Is Awesome]]: For Heracles, especially that he also seems to have been given [[Eternal Love]]. |
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* [[The Long List]]: The children of Oceanus and the daughters of Nereus. |
* [[The Long List]]: The children of Oceanus and the daughters of Nereus. |
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* [[Mythical Motifs]]: |
* [[Mythical Motifs]]: The classic critters: three Gorgons, Hydra, [[Pegasus]], and a Dragon (only one, but not a few of his relatives were also more or less dragon-like). |
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* [[Narrative Poem]]: And one which is [[Older Than Feudalism]]. |
* [[Narrative Poem]]: And one which is [[Older Than Feudalism]]. |
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* [[Nominal Importance]]: Strongly averted. Everyone here has a name, even if he or she doesn't appear anywhere else. |
* [[Nominal Importance]]: Strongly averted. Everyone here has a name, even if he or she doesn't appear anywhere else. |
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