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- Herodorus (Ancient Gr****: Ἡρόδωρος), also called Herodorus of Heraclea (Ancient Gr****: Ἡρόδωρος ὁ Ἡρακλεώτης) was a native of Heraclea Pontica and wrote...
- gods. Another of Pindar's Olympian odes mentions "six double altars". Herodorus of Heraclea (c. 400 BC) also has Heracles founding a shrine at Olympia...
- embellished the Prometheus myth from as early as the 5th century BC (Diodorus, Herodorus) into the 4th century AD. The most significant detail added to the myth...
- the cause of the poisonous plant aconite which grew there in abundance. Herodorus of Heraclea and Euphorion said that when Heracles brought Cerberus up...
- at all but through Heracles charming the Hesperides. The mythographer Herodorus is the first to state that Heracles slew him using his famous club. Apollonius...
- The Genoese held the city until the Ottomans captured it after 1453. Herodorus, mythographer, born in Heraclea. Heraclides Ponticus, philosopher and...
- makes her the daughter of Aphrodite, but does not mention any father. Herodorus, fr. 62 Fowler (Fowler 2001, p. 253), apud schol. Pindar Olympian 7.24–5;...
- p. 208 n. 5, citing, in addition to Prodicus/Xenophon, Antisthenes, Herodorus (esp. FGrHist 31 F 14), and (in the 4th century) Plato's use of "Heracles...
- mythology, with Herodorus making a mythical Scythian named Teutarus into a herdsman who served Amphitryon and taught archery to Heracles. Herodorus also portra****...
- Herodorus of Megara (Ancient Gr****: Ἡρόδωρος ὁ Μεγαρεύς) was an ancient Gr**** musician, ten times Olympic victor in the trumpet contest. He was noted...