The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... Vulcan on the seas exerts his attribute of fire . This , when the mother of the gods beheld , Her towery crown she shook , and stood revealed ; Her brindled lions reined , unveiled her head , And hov'ring o'er her favoured fleet , she ...
... Vulcan on the seas exerts his attribute of fire . This , when the mother of the gods beheld , Her towery crown she shook , and stood revealed ; Her brindled lions reined , unveiled her head , And hov'ring o'er her favoured fleet , she ...
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... Vulcan attempted to release his mother , but was kicked out of heaven by Jove , and broke his leg in the fall : Juno endeavoured to form a conspiracy against her husband , but it was frustrated , and Apollo and Neptune were banished ...
... Vulcan attempted to release his mother , but was kicked out of heaven by Jove , and broke his leg in the fall : Juno endeavoured to form a conspiracy against her husband , but it was frustrated , and Apollo and Neptune were banished ...
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... Vulcan , a strange union , and frequently disturbed by her intrigues ; her intimacy with the god of war is noticed by all the poets . The worship of Venus was universal in the then known world , but her chosen abodes were Paphos ...
... Vulcan , a strange union , and frequently disturbed by her intrigues ; her intimacy with the god of war is noticed by all the poets . The worship of Venus was universal in the then known world , but her chosen abodes were Paphos ...
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... , the babe of Cyprian bowers , The boy who breathes and blushes flowers ! To Love , for heaven and earth adore him , And gods and mortals bow before him ! Anacreon , ode 63 . T VULCAN . Vulcan , the son of Jupiter and VENUS AND CUPID . 63.
... , the babe of Cyprian bowers , The boy who breathes and blushes flowers ! To Love , for heaven and earth adore him , And gods and mortals bow before him ! Anacreon , ode 63 . T VULCAN . Vulcan , the son of Jupiter and VENUS AND CUPID . 63.
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Or, Mythology for Children. T VULCAN . Vulcan , the son of Jupiter and Juno , the god who presided over fire , and the patron of all the artificers , was thrown from heaven by Jupiter for endeavouring to rescue his mother when suffering ...
Or, Mythology for Children. T VULCAN . Vulcan , the son of Jupiter and Juno , the god who presided over fire , and the patron of all the artificers , was thrown from heaven by Jupiter for endeavouring to rescue his mother when suffering ...
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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