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285:Plutarch
242:Demophon
184:Sarpedon
173:Syracuse
126:Polyxene
1464:Artemis
1402:Pylaeus
1374:Polybus
1364:Polites
1354:Phorcys
1343:Peirous
1338:Pedasus
1280:Laocoön
1265:Imbrius
1255:Iamenus
1240:Helenus
1218:Glaucus
1177:Clytius
1171:Chryses
1155:Caletor
1145:Briseis
1099:Antenor
1069:Aesepus
1056:Trojans
1012:Stentor
977:Polites
962:Phoenix
889:Machaon
821:Eudoros
799:Calchas
759:Alcimus
563:Homer,
483:Theseus
466:Tzetzes
439:Homer,
426:Homer,
401:Homer,
390:Fabulae
386:Hyginus
384:2.557;
327:Orneiai
324:, s.v.
310:Theseus
289:Theseus
281:Epitome
227:Theseus
211:Theseus
98:Theseus
1539:Thetis
1509:Hypnos
1504:Hermes
1489:Helios
1469:Athena
1454:Apollo
1428:Theano
1302:Mentes
1296:Memnon
1285:Lycaon
1234:Hecuba
1228:Hector
1140:Axylus
1074:Agenor
1063:Aeneas
1027:Teucer
931:Nireus
925:Nestor
874:Leitus
846:Guneus
816:Epeius
727:Acamas
669:
625:3 vols
610:
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553:
526:
350:
283:1.23;
251:Eponym
192:Teucer
161:Nestor
118:Orneus
114:Peteus
108:Family
1484:Hades
1391:Priam
1359:Podes
1332:Paris
1307:Mydon
1198:Dolon
1120:Asius
1037:Thoas
1007:Sinon
899:Meges
894:Medon
851:Helen
712:Iliad
587:Lives
541:Homer
472:, 911
441:Iliad
430:4.327
428:Iliad
405:2.552
403:Iliad
381:Iliad
376:Homer
264:Notes
204:Melos
200:Mimas
169:Gelon
155:Iliad
102:Helen
96:when
24:, or
1544:Zeus
1519:Leto
1514:Iris
1499:Hera
1479:Eris
1459:Ares
1442:Gods
1182:Coön
794:Bias
667:ISBN
608:ISBN
569:ISBN
551:ISBN
524:ISBN
485:35.5
348:ISBN
312:32.1
190:and
150:Troy
468:on
128:or
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