Man falls into jar of honey and is drowned. Chases a mouse

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Man falls into jar of honey and is drowned. Chases a mouse.

Chance and fate. · Unlucky accidents. · Accidental killing or death. · view the constellation · filed as N339.1

“Surprised at this sight, Polyidus applied the same herb to the body of Glaucus and raised him from the dead.? Minos had now got back his son, but even so he did not suffer Polyidus to depart to Argos until he had taught Glaucus the art of divination. Polyidus taught him on compul- sion, and when he was sailing away he bade Glaucus spit into his mouth. Glaucus did so and forgot the art of divination.”

— The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. III · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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GreekThe Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. IIIThompson cites: Frazer Apollodorus I 310 n. 2.

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GreekFrazer Apollodorus I 310 n. 2. → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. III

Within the index

Filed under Accidental death – miscellaneous.

Filed beside it

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Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

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