The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... 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 , Belus ; by the Libyans , Am- mon ; he is also frequently ...
... 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 , Belus ; by the Libyans , Am- mon ; he is also frequently ...
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... turn , Each to his lips applied the nectared urn . Vulcan , with awkward grace , his office plies , And unextinguished laughter shakes the shies . HOMER'S Iliad , book 1 . BACCHUS . Bacchus , the god of wine and festivity 66 VULCAN .
... turn , Each to his lips applied the nectared urn . Vulcan , with awkward grace , his office plies , And unextinguished laughter shakes the shies . HOMER'S Iliad , book 1 . BACCHUS . Bacchus , the god of wine and festivity 66 VULCAN .
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... the sight of the celestial majesty , and perished by the splendour of her immortal lover . The education of Bacchus is by some said to have been con- ducted by the nymphs of Nysa ; others assert that E 2 BACCHUS . 67 BACCHUS. ...
... the sight of the celestial majesty , and perished by the splendour of her immortal lover . The education of Bacchus is by some said to have been con- ducted by the nymphs of Nysa ; others assert that E 2 BACCHUS . 67 BACCHUS. ...
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... Bacchus , which has occasioned some confusion : one of them greatly distinguished himself in the battle between the gods and the giants , under the form of a lion , but this exploit is said to have taken place before the birth of the ...
... Bacchus , which has occasioned some confusion : one of them greatly distinguished himself in the battle between the gods and the giants , under the form of a lion , but this exploit is said to have taken place before the birth of the ...
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... Bacchus , and were usually commemorated with licentious rites . Bacchus is sometimes represented as a young man , with flowing robes and hair , crowned with vine - leaves , a thyrsus in his hand , and surrounded by satyrs and nymphs ...
... Bacchus , and were usually commemorated with licentious rites . Bacchus is sometimes represented as a young man , with flowing robes and hair , crowned with vine - leaves , a thyrsus in his hand , and surrounded by satyrs and nymphs ...
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