The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... Trojans , and thus reproves Turnus for his attack on their fleet : - Turnus remarks the Trojan fleet ill manned , Unguarded , and at anchor near the strand ; He thought ; and straight a lighted brand he bore , And fire invades what ...
... Trojans , and thus reproves Turnus for his attack on their fleet : - Turnus remarks the Trojan fleet ill manned , Unguarded , and at anchor near the strand ; He thought ; and straight a lighted brand he bore , And fire invades what ...
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... and wise ! Let Greece be humbled , and the Trojans rise ; Till the proud king , and all th ' Achaian race , Shall heap with honours him they now disgrace . She said , and sighing thus the god replies , JUPITER . 16 21.
... and wise ! Let Greece be humbled , and the Trojans rise ; Till the proud king , and all th ' Achaian race , Shall heap with honours him they now disgrace . She said , and sighing thus the god replies , JUPITER . 16 21.
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... Trojan arms ? Go , lest the haughty partner of my sway With jealous eyes thy close access survey ; But part in peace , secure thy prayer is sped : Witness the sacred honours of our head , The nod that ratifies the will divine , The ...
... Trojan arms ? Go , lest the haughty partner of my sway With jealous eyes thy close access survey ; But part in peace , secure thy prayer is sped : Witness the sacred honours of our head , The nod that ratifies the will divine , The ...
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... Æneas , Ino , & c . Jealousy appears to have been the leading trait in her character ; the Trojan war , with all its attendant miseries , was caused by her resentment of the preference shewn by Paris to Venus , to whom he gave the 24 JUNO .
... Æneas , Ino , & c . Jealousy appears to have been the leading trait in her character ; the Trojan war , with all its attendant miseries , was caused by her resentment of the preference shewn by Paris to Venus , to whom he gave the 24 JUNO .
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... Trojans , even after the demolition of their city , and the ruin of their state , and she rested not until she had destroyed their very name as a people , and merged them in Rome and Alba . Jupiter was so incensed at her ceaseless ...
... Trojans , even after the demolition of their city , and the ruin of their state , and she rested not until she had destroyed their very name as a people , and merged them in Rome and Alba . Jupiter was so incensed at her ceaseless ...
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Achilles adored Ægean sea Æneas amongst Anacreon ancient Apollo arms Athens Aurora Bacchus beautiful beneath Boeotia brazen breath called celebrated Ceres chariot Chiron crowned Cybele Cyclades daughter death deities descended Diana divine dreadful earth Esculapius famed famous fate father festivals flames flowers goddess gods gold golden Graces Grecian Greece Greeks hand head heaven Hector hell Hercules heroes HESIOD HOMER honour Iliad immortal island Italy Jove Juno Jupiter king light LUCAN Mercury Minerva monarch monster mortal mother mount mountain Muses Neptune Nereides night numbers nymph o'er ocean Oceanides Olympus oracle OVID OVID'S Metamorphoses Perseus Pluto poets presided Priam principal Proserpine reign river rock rolled Romans Rome sacred Saturn Scamander serpent shore Sicily skies stars sweet temple Terra thee Theogony Theseus Thessaly Thetis Thrace throne thunder town Trojan Trojan war Troy Ulysses usually represented Venus VIRGIL Vulcan waves winds winged worshipped youth Zacynthus