The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... caused such dismay in the regions of Olympus , that the gods fled into Egypt , and sheltered themselves under the forms of various animals ; Hercules at length freed them from this painful situation , and Jupiter , from that time , was ...
... caused such dismay in the regions of Olympus , that the gods fled into Egypt , and sheltered themselves under the forms of various animals ; Hercules at length freed them from this painful situation , and Jupiter , from that time , was ...
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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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... caused such convulsions in the earth , that Pluto became alarmed and visited these upper regions , and it was during this sojourn that he saw , and became enamoured of , the daughter of Ceres . His terrors reach the direful king of hell ...
... caused such convulsions in the earth , that Pluto became alarmed and visited these upper regions , and it was during this sojourn that he saw , and became enamoured of , the daughter of Ceres . His terrors reach the direful king of hell ...
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... causes sleep to fly , Or in soft slumber seals the wakeful eye ; Then shoots from heaven to high Pieria's steep , And stoops incumbent on the rolling deep . So watery fowl , that seek their fishy food , With wings expanded o'er the ...
... causes sleep to fly , Or in soft slumber seals the wakeful eye ; Then shoots from heaven to high Pieria's steep , And stoops incumbent on the rolling deep . So watery fowl , that seek their fishy food , With wings expanded o'er the ...
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... caused by the wind playing amongst the rushes , that he directly constructed , with seven reeds , the instrument on which he is usually repre- sented playing , and called it Syrinx , in memory of the nymph . Pan was said to have been ...
... caused by the wind playing amongst the rushes , that he directly constructed , with seven reeds , the instrument on which he is usually repre- sented playing , and called it Syrinx , in memory of the nymph . Pan was said to have been ...
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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