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Originally posted by Evil lord Sauron
Yup!

Next, when Chrysaor was killed from his blood sprang two monsters, what were they (Hint: Look up Heracles😉)
Some authors link Khrysaor with the Erymanthian Boar, but the link
is tenuous at best.

I can find no record of the Boar's death at the hands of Hercules or
anyone else. Hercules captured him by chasing him into the snow
and binding him and bringing him back to the king, alive.

I can find no record of Khrysaor's death at all.

Nemesio

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Originally posted by PBE6
You have to sweet talk them first, otherwise they teach you the "how do you cough up walnuts?" trick. I usually start with a nice roast turkey and a box of wine, and move up from there.
Wow PB, you really know how to impress. Take me!

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Wow PB, you really know how to impress. Take me!
What this behind your horn...oh! It's a quarter! How about you and me go over to that machine and get you some alphalpha pellets? Huh? Would you like that? <scritch> <scritch> <scritch>

Yeah, I thought so...

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I've read that the other monster was the Hydra, but I could be wrong

Next! Perseus's grandfather went to the oracle and was told that his grandson(Perseus) would kill him, so he locked up his only daughter in his tallest tower, but nothing stops naughty Zeus! How did he get in?

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Originally posted by Evil lord Sauron
I've read that the other monster was the Hydra, but I could be wrong

Next! Perseus's grandfather went to the oracle and was told that his grandson(Perseus) would kill him, so he locked up his only daughter in his tallest tower, but nothing stops naughty Zeus! How did he get in?
He came in as a ray of light, didn't he?

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Originally posted by Evil lord Sauron
I've read that the other monster was the Hydra, but I could be wrong

The Hydra, very clearly, was the third child of Ekhidna by Typheous,
according to the Theogony. The hyrdra's brothers and sisters included
the Sphynx, Cerebus, the Chimera, and the 100-headed dragon that
guarded the tree of Golden Apples (near where Atlas stood, holding
the world).

It was neither the child nor brother of Khrysaor. Either your recollection
is mistaken or your source is erroneous.

You claimed that Khrysaor's blood brought forth two progeny. What
were they and where in the literature is this attested to.

Next! Perseus's grandfather went to the oracle and was told that his grandson(Perseus) would kill him, so he locked up his only daughter in his tallest tower, but nothing stops naughty Zeus! How did he get in?

ThousandYoung almost got it right. It was a 'golden shower' (yuk)
that flowed from the ceiling and into her (Danae's) womb.

Nemesio

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Thats right! And when Perseus went to kill medusa, he had gifts from the gods, what were they, where did he acquire them, and which gods gave them to him?

The book is called Greek Mythology published by Bonechi.

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Originally posted by Evil lord Sauron
Thats right! And when Perseus went to kill medusa, he had gifts from the gods, what were they, where did he acquire them, and which gods gave them to him?

The book is called Greek Mythology published by Bonechi.
He had winged sandals from Hermes, a mirror bright shield (from Athena?), a cap of invisibility (?)...

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He also had a sword from Hermes and a goatskin sack for Medusa's head. These he acquired on a ship coming from the island, The cap is Hades's, given to him by Nymphs in the garden of the Hesperides.

Next!

Pelops was the son of Tantalus, he was killed by his father and served to the gods at a feast, but the truth came out, the gods killed Tantalus, and brought Pelops back to life, except that Demeter had already eaten his shoulder, what did the gods do, and what was Tantalus's punishment