The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... famous games were so called from the Isthmus of Corinth ; where they were observed , and were originally instituted in memory of Melicerta , B.C. 1326. They were for some time discontinued , and then revived by Theseus , in honour of ...
... famous games were so called from the Isthmus of Corinth ; where they were observed , and were originally instituted in memory of Melicerta , B.C. 1326. They were for some time discontinued , and then revived by Theseus , in honour of ...
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... famous in history as the place of debate for the court of Areopagus , the most illustrious tribunal on record . In the war of Troy , Mars fought on the Trojan side , and defended the favourites of Venus with great assiduity ; his ...
... famous in history as the place of debate for the court of Areopagus , the most illustrious tribunal on record . In the war of Troy , Mars fought on the Trojan side , and defended the favourites of Venus with great assiduity ; his ...
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... 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 form Arrows for Cupid ...
... 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 form Arrows for Cupid ...
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... , one of the most famous in the world . Apollo was worshipped in every country , but especially in Greece , Italy , and Egypt ; he had a statue upon Mount Actium , to which Augustus addressed his prayer before his 50 APOLLO .
... , one of the most famous in the world . Apollo was worshipped in every country , but especially in Greece , Italy , and Egypt ; he had a statue upon Mount Actium , to which Augustus addressed his prayer before his 50 APOLLO .
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... from him in return the famous caduceus , or serpent - wand , with which he conducted the souls of the dead to the infernal regions . Mercury was worshipped by the Greeks generally under the name MERCURY . 57 MERCURY. ...
... from him in return the famous caduceus , or serpent - wand , with which he conducted the souls of the dead to the infernal regions . Mercury was worshipped by the Greeks generally under the name MERCURY . 57 MERCURY. ...
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