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... > Classical Mythology and Ancient History > the Greek heroic legends (II) > the Greek heroic legends (II): heroines > the Greek heroic legends (II): heroines (with NAME) > (story of) Marpessa > love-affairs of Marpessa > Idas wooing Marpessa > Idas carries away Marpessa from the midst of a band of dancers; they escape from Evenus in Idas' winged chariot, a gift from Neptune

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95B(MARPESSA)221Idas carries away Marpessa from the midst of a band of dancers; they escape from Evenus in Idas' winged chariot, a gift from Neptune  

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  • abducting
  • ancient history
  • chariot
  • classical antiquity
  • courting
  • dancing
  • escaping
  • Evenus
  • Greek legend
  • heroic legend
  • heroine
  • history
  • Idas
  • legend
  • Marpessa
  • mythology
  • Neptune
  • wing

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  • 95B(MARPESSA)221

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