The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... Apollo , at Delphos ; of Trophonius , in Boeotia ; and of the Branchidæ , ( so called from Branchus , a son of Apollo ) , near Miletus . In reviewing the religion and government of the Greeks , during those early ages , we must ...
... Apollo , at Delphos ; of Trophonius , in Boeotia ; and of the Branchidæ , ( so called from Branchus , a son of Apollo ) , near Miletus . In reviewing the religion and government of the Greeks , during those early ages , we must ...
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... Apollo , Minerva , Diana , Mars , Mercury , Hercules , Bacchus , Perseus , & c . Jupiter was worshipped in every nation , but under various appellations ; by the Greeks , he was called Jove , or Jupiter Olympus ; by the Babylonians ...
... Apollo , Minerva , Diana , Mars , Mercury , Hercules , Bacchus , Perseus , & c . Jupiter was worshipped in every nation , but under various appellations ; by the Greeks , he was called Jove , or Jupiter Olympus ; by the Babylonians ...
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... Apollo and Neptune were banished from Olympus for joining in it . The worship of the Queen of Heaven prevailed in Greece , Rome , and Carthage ; her most celebrated temples were in the last named city , and at Argos and Olympia ; the ...
... Apollo and Neptune were banished from Olympus for joining in it . The worship of the Queen of Heaven prevailed in Greece , Rome , and Carthage ; her most celebrated temples were in the last named city , and at Argos and Olympia ; the ...
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... to build the walls of Ilium or Troy , which he did , assisted by Apollo . Neptune possessed power than any of the gods , Jupiter alone excepted ; —the * more ocean , rivers , and fountains were subject to him NEPTUNE . 27 NEPTUNE. ...
... to build the walls of Ilium or Troy , which he did , assisted by Apollo . Neptune possessed power than any of the gods , Jupiter alone excepted ; —the * more ocean , rivers , and fountains were subject to him NEPTUNE . 27 NEPTUNE. ...
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... Of Mentes ' form concealed from human eyes , ( Mentes , the monarch of the Taphian land , ) A glittering spear waved awful in her hand . Odyssey , book 1 . APOLLO . Apollo , the son of Jupiter and Latona 48 MINERVA .
... Of Mentes ' form concealed from human eyes , ( Mentes , the monarch of the Taphian land , ) A glittering spear waved awful in her hand . Odyssey , book 1 . APOLLO . Apollo , the son of Jupiter and Latona 48 MINERVA .
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