The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... arms against him . The Titans are often confounded with the giants , but it is to be remembered , the former warred against Saturn , —the latter against Jupiter . Others again were born from earth and heaven : Three giant sons : strong ...
... arms against him . The Titans are often confounded with the giants , but it is to be remembered , the former warred against Saturn , —the latter against Jupiter . Others again were born from earth and heaven : Three giant sons : strong ...
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... 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 faithful ...
... 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 faithful ...
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... arm a beaming javelin bore , Ponderous and vast ; which , when her fury burns , Proud tyrants humbles , and whole hosts o'erturns . From high Olympus prone her flight she bends , And in the realm of Ithaca descends . Her lineaments ...
... arm a beaming javelin bore , Ponderous and vast ; which , when her fury burns , Proud tyrants humbles , and whole hosts o'erturns . From high Olympus prone her flight she bends , And in the realm of Ithaca descends . Her lineaments ...
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... arm extend , I can but grieve , unable to defend . What god so daring in your aid to move , Or lift his hand against the force of Jove ! Once in your cause I felt his matchless might , Hurled headlong downward from th ' ethereal height ...
... arm extend , I can but grieve , unable to defend . What god so daring in your aid to move , Or lift his hand against the force of Jove ! Once in your cause I felt his matchless might , Hurled headlong downward from th ' ethereal height ...
Page 75
... remains Imprisoned Fury , bound in brazen chains : High on a trophy raised , of useless arms , He sits and threats the world with vain alarms . VIRGIL'S Eneid , book 1 . wal and vibes Made for Sosa linde canut bu PAN JANUS . 75.
... remains Imprisoned Fury , bound in brazen chains : High on a trophy raised , of useless arms , He sits and threats the world with vain alarms . VIRGIL'S Eneid , book 1 . wal and vibes Made for Sosa linde canut bu PAN JANUS . 75.
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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