The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... Italy , where he was banished by Jupiter , was called " the Golden Age , " on account of the introduction , by him , of agriculture and the liberal arts amongst the before barbarous subjects of Janus , who received him kindly and shared ...
... Italy , where he was banished by Jupiter , was called " the Golden Age , " on account of the introduction , by him , of agriculture and the liberal arts amongst the before barbarous subjects of Janus , who received him kindly and shared ...
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... Italy , Sicily , Gaul , and Greece ; and the Parthenon , at Athens , ( or rather the ruins of it , ) still remains as a monument of the high veneration in which she was held in that city , and of the perfection which the fine arts had ...
... Italy , Sicily , Gaul , and Greece ; and the Parthenon , at Athens , ( or rather the ruins of it , ) still remains as a monument of the high veneration in which she was held in that city , and of the perfection which the fine arts had ...
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... Italy by Æneas , and pre- served in the temple of Vesta , with the greatest secrecy and care ; none but the vestal virgins being aware of its presence . The descent of Minerva to Ithaca , to the assistance of Telemachus , is thus ...
... Italy by Æneas , and pre- served in the temple of Vesta , with the greatest secrecy and care ; none but the vestal virgins being aware of its presence . The descent of Minerva to Ithaca , to the assistance of Telemachus , is thus ...
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... of the most famous in the world . Apollo was worshipped in every country , but especially in Greece , Italy , and Egypt ; he had a statue upon Mount Actium , to which Augustus addressed his prayer before his 50 APOLLO .
... of the most famous in the world . Apollo was worshipped in every country , but especially in Greece , Italy , and Egypt ; he had a statue upon Mount Actium , to which Augustus addressed his prayer before his 50 APOLLO .
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... Italy ; his principal offspring were Hermaphroditus , Pan , and Endorus . Mercury is often represented as in the annexed plate , —a young man , with the petasus , or winged cap , given to him by Jupiter , on his head ; wings on his feet ...
... Italy ; his principal offspring were Hermaphroditus , Pan , and Endorus . Mercury is often represented as in the annexed plate , —a young man , with the petasus , or winged cap , given to him by Jupiter , on his head ; wings on his feet ...
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