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Thine hand, unconquered, slays the cloud-born double-bodied race, Hylaeus and Pholus, the Cretan monster, and the huge lion in the hollow Nemean rock.
The Aeneid of Virgil 70 BC-19 BC Virgil
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And now hath he dealt Sthenelus to death, and Thamyrus and Pholus, him and him at close quarters, the other from afar; from afar both the sons of Imbrasus, Glaucus and Lades, whom
The Aeneid of Virgil 70 BC-19 BC Virgil
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"Dear guest," said Pholus, "there is a cask in my cellar; but it belongs to all the Centaurs jointly, and I hesitate to open it because I know how little they welcome guests."
Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls Logan [Editor] Marshall
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Pholus went to the cellar and opened the wonderful cask.
Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls Logan [Editor] Marshall
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Like all Centaurs, Pholus was half man and half horse.
Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls Logan [Editor] Marshall
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When Hercules from the pursuit of the other Centaurs returned to the dwelling of Pholus he found him also dead.
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On his wanderings in search of this adventure he came to the dwelling of Pholus, the son of Silenus.
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Like all Centaurs, Pholus was half man and half horse.
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Pholus went to the cellar and opened the wonderful cask.
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When Hercules from the pursuit of the other Centaurs returned to the dwelling of Pholus he found him also dead.
Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls Logan [Editor] Marshall
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