The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... ancient times ; for to what other source can we ascribe the uniform and perpetual consent of all the nations of the globe , in paying adoration to some object for the blessings they received , but to the inherent principle implanted in ...
... ancient times ; for to what other source can we ascribe the uniform and perpetual consent of all the nations of the globe , in paying adoration to some object for the blessings they received , but to the inherent principle implanted in ...
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... ancients conveyed many sublime and instructive sentiments . Sir William Jones , in one of his learned essays , on the Religion of the Ancients , refers all Mythology to four princi- pal sources ; - " The perversion of historical and ...
... ancients conveyed many sublime and instructive sentiments . Sir William Jones , in one of his learned essays , on the Religion of the Ancients , refers all Mythology to four princi- pal sources ; - " The perversion of historical and ...
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... yet so intimately blended with ancient history , classical reading , and in fact , with all the higher walks of literature , that no liberal educa- tion can be considered complete without an insight into its ∞ MYTHOLOGY .
... yet so intimately blended with ancient history , classical reading , and in fact , with all the higher walks of literature , that no liberal educa- tion can be considered complete without an insight into its ∞ MYTHOLOGY .
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... ancient poets have been chosen , relating to the character , powers , or exploits , of the personages to whose history they are affixed . The ancients believed that primarily , Chaos , or the undefined mass of matter , had its existence ...
... ancient poets have been chosen , relating to the character , powers , or exploits , of the personages to whose history they are affixed . The ancients believed that primarily , Chaos , or the undefined mass of matter , had its existence ...
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... ancient lord , Ere sounding hammers forged the inhuman sword , Ere hollow drums were beat , before the breath Of brazen trumpets rung the peals of death , — The good old God his hunger did assuage With roots and herbs , and gave the ...
... ancient lord , Ere sounding hammers forged the inhuman sword , Ere hollow drums were beat , before the breath Of brazen trumpets rung the peals of death , — The good old God his hunger did assuage With roots and herbs , and gave the ...
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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