The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... with great splendour ; the assistant priests were styled Galli , Corybantes , & c . Cybele is usually represented as a beautiful and majestic woman , standing in a chariot drawn by B lions , crowned with turrets , and a key in CYBELE . 17.
... with great splendour ; the assistant priests were styled Galli , Corybantes , & c . Cybele is usually represented as a beautiful and majestic woman , standing in a chariot drawn by B lions , crowned with turrets , and a key in CYBELE . 17.
Page 25
... chariot drawn by peacocks , her head adorned with a diadem , and her messenger , the lovely Iris , following her . She was known and adored by various names , as Saturnia , Olympia , Lamia , Argiva , Ammonia , & c . , and the JUNO . 25.
... chariot drawn by peacocks , her head adorned with a diadem , and her messenger , the lovely Iris , following her . She was known and adored by various names , as Saturnia , Olympia , Lamia , Argiva , Ammonia , & c . , and the JUNO . 25.
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... chariot drawn by four horses , and holding in his hand a fork similar to the trident of Neptune , but with two prongs . The giant Typheus was immured under Trinacria or Sicily , and struggling for eman- cipation he caused such ...
... chariot drawn by four horses , and holding in his hand a fork similar to the trident of Neptune , but with two prongs . The giant Typheus was immured under Trinacria or Sicily , and struggling for eman- cipation he caused such ...
Page 38
... chariot drawn by winged dragons , with the command that he should travel over the world , and impart to mankind the knowledge he had lately acquired ; he obeyed , and afterwards instituted the Eleusinian mysteries to her honour , which ...
... chariot drawn by winged dragons , with the command that he should travel over the world , and impart to mankind the knowledge he had lately acquired ; he obeyed , and afterwards instituted the Eleusinian mysteries to her honour , which ...
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... chariot drawn by the two famous horses , Flight and Terror , and is sometimes accompanied by his sister Bellona , the Goddess of War . As in the Lemnian caves of fire , The mate of her who nursed desire , Moulded the glowing steel , to ...
... chariot drawn by the two famous horses , Flight and Terror , and is sometimes accompanied by his sister Bellona , the Goddess of War . As in the Lemnian caves of fire , The mate of her who nursed desire , Moulded the glowing steel , to ...
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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