The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... Lucan speaks of the unwillingness of Charon to permit those to revisit Earth whom he had once ferried across the gloomy river . Thou , old Charon , horrible and hoar ! For ever labouring back from shore to shore ; Who , murmuring , dost ...
... Lucan speaks of the unwillingness of Charon to permit those to revisit Earth whom he had once ferried across the gloomy river . Thou , old Charon , horrible and hoar ! For ever labouring back from shore to shore ; Who , murmuring , dost ...
Page 141
... LUCAN . MARCUS ANNEUS LUCANIUS , although generally classed with the Latin poets , does not , strictly speaking , belong to them , his birth - place having been Corduba , in Spain : he was born about A. D. 39 , of an illustrious Roman ...
... LUCAN . MARCUS ANNEUS LUCANIUS , although generally classed with the Latin poets , does not , strictly speaking , belong to them , his birth - place having been Corduba , in Spain : he was born about A. D. 39 , of an illustrious Roman ...
Page 142
... Lucan is said to have greatly excelled in rhetorical declama- tion , and gained for it unanimous applause at a very early age . The " Pharsalia " ( a narration of ... LUCAN . A SYNOPSIS OF Proper Names , MENTIONED BY GRECIAN AND 142 LUCAN .
... Lucan is said to have greatly excelled in rhetorical declama- tion , and gained for it unanimous applause at a very early age . The " Pharsalia " ( a narration of ... LUCAN . A SYNOPSIS OF Proper Names , MENTIONED BY GRECIAN AND 142 LUCAN .
Page 145
... LUCAN . Acropolis , the citadel of Athens , sacred to Minerva ; it was built on a lofty rock , and accessible only on one side . Æacus , the son of Jupiter and Ægina , one of the judges of hell . Alecto , one of the furies . One who ...
... LUCAN . Acropolis , the citadel of Athens , sacred to Minerva ; it was built on a lofty rock , and accessible only on one side . Æacus , the son of Jupiter and Ægina , one of the judges of hell . Alecto , one of the furies . One who ...
Page 148
... LUCAN . Cadmus , the son of Agenor : he founded the city of Thebes , and invented sixteen letters of the Greek alphabet . Clytemnestra , the daughter of Jupiter and Leda ; she murdered her husband Agamemnon , and , in her turn , fell by ...
... LUCAN . Cadmus , the son of Agenor : he founded the city of Thebes , and invented sixteen letters of the Greek alphabet . Clytemnestra , the daughter of Jupiter and Leda ; she murdered her husband Agamemnon , and , in her turn , fell by ...
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