A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1872)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, Hurd and Houghton · leaf 441
withthe shepherds. Lycus, thehusband of Antiope, hadtreated her with greatcruelty and married Dircein her stead. He thenreigned at Thebes; andthe twin brotliers, march-ing against him, killed bothhim and Dirce to avenoretheir mother. They tiedDirce to a bull, whodragged her to death.They then threw… … Amphion and Zethus. (Sculpture at Rome.) ILLUSTRATED IS ART. 425 married Xiobe, and wlien Apollo killed tlie sons she had borne him,Amphion destroyed himself. See Niobe. Amphitrite. AVife of Nep-tune (Poseidon). An Oceanidor Nereid. Motlier of Triton.Goddess of the sea, especiallyof the…
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