The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... Greeks to the Egyptians , and supposes , that from their mysti- cal worship , other nations deduced the superstitious rites and customs , which , after awhile , became the established religion of their respective states ; and to which ...
... Greeks to the Egyptians , and supposes , that from their mysti- cal worship , other nations deduced the superstitious rites and customs , which , after awhile , became the established religion of their respective states ; and to which ...
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... Greeks had many Oracles ; the most celebrated were the Oracle of Jupiter , at Dodona ; of Apollo , at Delphos ; of Trophonius , in Boeotia ; and of the Branchidæ , ( so called from Branchus , a son of Apollo ) , near Miletus . In ...
... Greeks had many Oracles ; the most celebrated were the Oracle of Jupiter , at Dodona ; of Apollo , at Delphos ; of Trophonius , in Boeotia ; and of the Branchidæ , ( so called from Branchus , a son of Apollo ) , near Miletus . In ...
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... Greeks , he was called Jove , or Jupiter Olympus ; by the Babylonians , Belus ; by the Libyans , Am- mon ; he is also frequently designated Feretrius , Capitolinus , Herseus , Elicius , Maximus , the Thunderer and the Cloud- compeller ...
... Greeks , he was called Jove , or Jupiter Olympus ; by the Babylonians , Belus ; by the Libyans , Am- mon ; he is also frequently designated Feretrius , Capitolinus , Herseus , Elicius , Maximus , the Thunderer and the Cloud- compeller ...
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... Greeks and Romans were much attached to him , and celebrated the Con- sulia and the Isthmian games to his honour ; the latter of these famous games were so called from the Isthmus of Corinth ; where they were observed , and were ...
... Greeks and Romans were much attached to him , and celebrated the Con- sulia and the Isthmian games to his honour ; the latter of these famous games were so called from the Isthmus of Corinth ; where they were observed , and were ...
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... and afterwards instituted the Eleusinian mysteries to her honour , which were celebrated by the Greeks every fifth year , and so much secrecy was observed respecting the mystic rites practised in them , that 38 CERES .
... and afterwards instituted the Eleusinian mysteries to her honour , which were celebrated by the Greeks every fifth year , and so much secrecy was observed respecting the mystic rites practised in them , that 38 CERES .
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