The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... the walls of Ilium or Troy , which he did , assisted by Apollo . Neptune possessed power than any of the gods , Jupiter alone excepted ; —the * more ocean , rivers , and fountains were subject to him NEPTUNE . 27 NEPTUNE. ...
... the walls of Ilium or Troy , which he did , assisted by Apollo . Neptune possessed power than any of the gods , Jupiter alone excepted ; —the * more ocean , rivers , and fountains were subject to him NEPTUNE . 27 NEPTUNE. ...
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... Troy , as the city was fated to destruction . " O , goddess born ! escape by timely flight , The flames and horrors of this fatal night , The foes already have possessed the wall : Troy nods from high and totters to her fall . Enough is ...
... Troy , as the city was fated to destruction . " O , goddess born ! escape by timely flight , The flames and horrors of this fatal night , The foes already have possessed the wall : Troy nods from high and totters to her fall . Enough is ...
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... Troy to thee commends her future state , And gives her gods companions of thy fate ; From their assistance happier walls expect , Which , wandering long , at last thou shalt erect . " He said , and brought me from their blest abodes ...
... Troy to thee commends her future state , And gives her gods companions of thy fate ; From their assistance happier walls expect , Which , wandering long , at last thou shalt erect . " He said , and brought me from their blest abodes ...
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... most illustrious tribunal on record . In the war of Troy , Mars fought on the Trojan side , and defended the favourites of Venus with great assiduity ; his intrigues with the Goddess of beauty need not be recounted MARS . 41.
... most illustrious tribunal on record . In the war of Troy , Mars fought on the Trojan side , and defended the favourites of Venus with great assiduity ; his intrigues with the Goddess of beauty need not be recounted MARS . 41.
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... Troy , and afterwards guided Telemachus in his search for his father Ulysses . Learned authors are not agreed as to the precise time and manner of the descent of the Palladium , or celebrated statue of Minerva , but it was a generally ...
... Troy , and afterwards guided Telemachus in his search for his father Ulysses . Learned authors are not agreed as to the precise time and manner of the descent of the Palladium , or celebrated statue of Minerva , but it was a generally ...
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