The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... Romans , has , by some writers , been referred in its origin to their veneration for those persons to whom they were indebted for the introduction of any of the useful arts , or of those which embellish and adorn life . Their unbounded ...
... Romans , has , by some writers , been referred in its origin to their veneration for those persons to whom they were indebted for the introduction of any of the useful arts , or of those which embellish and adorn life . Their unbounded ...
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Or, Mythology for Children. adoption by the Romans , were ranged by them as Dii Ma- jores , and Dii Minores , or the Greater and Lesser Gods . The principal method of ascertaining the will of these deities in any important crisis was ...
Or, Mythology for Children. adoption by the Romans , were ranged by them as Dii Ma- jores , and Dii Minores , or the Greater and Lesser Gods . The principal method of ascertaining the will of these deities in any important crisis was ...
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... 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 originally ...
... 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 originally ...
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... Romans , who , in the time of Numa , erected a temple to her honour , where the sacred fire , kindled by the rays of the sun , was kept perpetually burning under the direction and guardianship of the Vestal virgins , who were noble ...
... Romans , who , in the time of Numa , erected a temple to her honour , where the sacred fire , kindled by the rays of the sun , was kept perpetually burning under the direction and guardianship of the Vestal virgins , who were noble ...
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... Romans , who considered him as the founder and guardian of their city , and the parent of their warlike monarch Romulus . Religious rites were instituted in honour of him by Numa Pom- pilius , and priests were appointed to watch over ...
... Romans , who considered him as the founder and guardian of their city , and the parent of their warlike monarch Romulus . Religious rites were instituted in honour of him by Numa Pom- pilius , and priests were appointed to watch over ...
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