The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... stream , Nor meads the subject of a virgin's dream ; But to such joys her nursery did prefer , Alone to tend her vegetable care . F OVID'S Metamorphoses , book 14 . AURORA . AURORA , the goddess of the morning , POMONA . 81.
... stream , Nor meads the subject of a virgin's dream ; But to such joys her nursery did prefer , Alone to tend her vegetable care . F OVID'S Metamorphoses , book 14 . AURORA . AURORA , the goddess of the morning , POMONA . 81.
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Or, Mythology for Children. AURORA . AURORA , the goddess of the morning , was the daughter of Hyperion and Thea . Amongst the Greeks she was frequently known under the name of Eos : she is one of the inferior god- desses , and her ...
Or, Mythology for Children. AURORA . AURORA , the goddess of the morning , was the daughter of Hyperion and Thea . Amongst the Greeks she was frequently known under the name of Eos : she is one of the inferior god- desses , and her ...
Page 83
... Aurora shed The dawn , and all the orient flamed with red . Now fair Aurora lifts her golden ray , And all the ruddy orient flames with day . Now did the rosy - fingered morn arise , And shed her sacred light along the skies . From the ...
... Aurora shed The dawn , and all the orient flamed with red . Now fair Aurora lifts her golden ray , And all the ruddy orient flames with day . Now did the rosy - fingered morn arise , And shed her sacred light along the skies . From the ...
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... Aurora flamed above the eastern hills , And from the lofty brow of rocks by day Took in the ocean with a broad survey . Soon as Aurora , daughter of the dawn , Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn , In haste the prince arose ...
... Aurora flamed above the eastern hills , And from the lofty brow of rocks by day Took in the ocean with a broad survey . Soon as Aurora , daughter of the dawn , Sprinkled with roseate light the dewy lawn , In haste the prince arose ...
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... Aurora , others of Astreus , from whom she was named . Hesiod traces her descent from Jupiter and Themis . Astrea was designated the goddess of justice , and as such resided upon earth during the gold and silver ages ; but the crimes of ...
... Aurora , others of Astreus , from whom she was named . Hesiod traces her descent from Jupiter and Themis . Astrea was designated the goddess of justice , and as such resided upon earth during the gold and silver ages ; but the crimes of ...
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