The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... Earth , and subsequently , the other elements arose , as they supposed , by a self - productive power ; -from these sprang the gods , of whose origin many and widely - differing accounts have been transmitted to us by the ancient ...
... Earth , and subsequently , the other elements arose , as they supposed , by a self - productive power ; -from these sprang the gods , of whose origin many and widely - differing accounts have been transmitted to us by the ancient ...
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... Earth , were descended from Chaos , or Primeval matter , whose daughter Terra was . She married her son Coelus , and became the mother of Titan , Saturn , and Oceanus . Saturn , by consent of. THE GODS OF HOMER AND VIRGIL . bey ...
... Earth , were descended from Chaos , or Primeval matter , whose daughter Terra was . She married her son Coelus , and became the mother of Titan , Saturn , and Oceanus . Saturn , by consent of. THE GODS OF HOMER AND VIRGIL . bey ...
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... earth and heaven these sons Were dreadfullest and they , e'en from the first , Drew down their father's hate : as each was born He seized them all , and hid them in the abyss Of earth : nor e'er released them to the light . Heaven in ...
... earth and heaven these sons Were dreadfullest and they , e'en from the first , Drew down their father's hate : as each was born He seized them all , and hid them in the abyss Of earth : nor e'er released them to the light . Heaven in ...
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... earth , and dispenses them in summer ; she is frequently attended by her favourite Atys , who leans upon a fir , that tree being pecu- liarly sacred to the goddess . Cybele was worshipped by the Trojans , and thus reproves Turnus for ...
... earth , and dispenses them in summer ; she is frequently attended by her favourite Atys , who leans upon a fir , that tree being pecu- liarly sacred to the goddess . Cybele was worshipped by the Trojans , and thus reproves Turnus for ...
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... day Inevitable fallen , and he had ruled O'er mortals and immortals ; but the sire Of gods and men the peril instant knew Intuitive ; and vehement and strong He thundered : instantaneous , all around Earth reeled with 22 JUPITER . 22.
... day Inevitable fallen , and he had ruled O'er mortals and immortals ; but the sire Of gods and men the peril instant knew Intuitive ; and vehement and strong He thundered : instantaneous , all around Earth reeled with 22 JUPITER . 22.
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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