The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... 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.
... 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.
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Or, Mythology for Children. lions , crowned with turrets , and a key in her hand , to intimate that in winter she locks up her treasures produced by the earth , and dispenses them in summer ; she is frequently attended by her favourite ...
Or, Mythology for Children. lions , crowned with turrets , and a key in her hand , to intimate that in winter she locks up her treasures produced by the earth , and dispenses them in summer ; she is frequently attended by her favourite ...
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... threshold rose , And brazen plates the cedar beams enclose ; The rafters are with brazen coverings crowned ; The lofty doors on brazen hinges sound . Eneid , book 1 . NEPTUNE . Neptune was the son of Saturn and Cybele 26 JUNO .
... threshold rose , And brazen plates the cedar beams enclose ; The rafters are with brazen coverings crowned ; The lofty doors on brazen hinges sound . Eneid , book 1 . NEPTUNE . Neptune was the son of Saturn and Cybele 26 JUNO .
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... crowned with ears of corn , a wheat sheaf at her side , and the cornu- copia , or horn of plenty , in her hand . Jove some amends for Ceres ' loss to make , Yet willing Pluto should the joy partake , Gives ' em of Proserpine an equal ...
... crowned with ears of corn , a wheat sheaf at her side , and the cornu- copia , or horn of plenty , in her hand . Jove some amends for Ceres ' loss to make , Yet willing Pluto should the joy partake , Gives ' em of Proserpine an equal ...
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... described by Ovid . The god his own Parnassian laurel crowned , And in a wreath his golden tresses bound ; Graceful his purple mantle swept the ground ; High on D 2 APOLLO . 51 Actium, to which Augustus addressed his prayer before his ...
... described by Ovid . The god his own Parnassian laurel crowned , And in a wreath his golden tresses bound ; Graceful his purple mantle swept the ground ; High on D 2 APOLLO . 51 Actium, to which Augustus addressed his prayer before his ...
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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