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Liv Reads Hesiod: The Theogony (Part 1)

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

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The Mother of Acidna, the Maid of Arema

Grim acidna, a nymph who dies not nor grows old all her days. Men say that typheon, the terrible, outrageous and lawless, was joined in love to her. So she conceived and brought forth fierce offspring. First she bore orthrus, the hound of gariones. And then again she bore a second monster not to be overcome. She was the mother of chimera, who breathed raging fire. Her did pegasus and noble belleraphon slay. But acidna was subject in love to orthrus and brought forth the deadly sphinx,. The nemian lion, which hera, the good wife of e brought up and made to

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