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Amphitryon and Jupiter

Amphitryon and Jupiter

god assumes man’s form to lie with his wife. [Rom. Lit.: Amphitryon]
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The storm of their encounters - windier still when Imogen Kogge's Charis sets herself against them - comes always as a shocking disruption to the calm of Amphitryon and Jupiter's cautious dealings with Alcmene.
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