The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... attained in that favoured country . It is said that Jupiter rained a shower of gold upon the island of Rhodes , as a testimony of his satisfaction at the devotion of the people to his favourite daughter . Minerva 46 MINERVA .
... attained in that favoured country . It is said that Jupiter rained a shower of gold upon the island of Rhodes , as a testimony of his satisfaction at the devotion of the people to his favourite daughter . Minerva 46 MINERVA .
Page 47
... gold , Surround her feet ; with these sublime she sails Th ' aërial space , and mounts the winged gales : O'er earth and ocean wide prepared to soar , Her dreaded arm a beaming javelin bore , Ponderous and vast ; which , when her fury ...
... gold , Surround her feet ; with these sublime she sails Th ' aërial space , and mounts the winged gales : O'er earth and ocean wide prepared to soar , Her dreaded arm a beaming javelin bore , Ponderous and vast ; which , when her fury ...
Page 68
... gold ; but he soon found the inconvenience of his newly- acquired property , being in danger of starvation , from the circumstance of his food becoming metal the moment he attempted to raise it to his lips . He then entreated Bacchus to ...
... gold ; but he soon found the inconvenience of his newly- acquired property , being in danger of starvation , from the circumstance of his food becoming metal the moment he attempted to raise it to his lips . He then entreated Bacchus to ...
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... gold . Immortal Hebe , fresh with bloom divine ! The golden goblet crowns with purple wine : While the full bowls flow round , the Powers employ Their careful eyes on long contended Troy . Iliad , book 4 . Homer again introduces Hebe ...
... gold . Immortal Hebe , fresh with bloom divine ! The golden goblet crowns with purple wine : While the full bowls flow round , the Powers employ Their careful eyes on long contended Troy . Iliad , book 4 . Homer again introduces Hebe ...
Page 86
... gold , of uncorrupted frame , Such as the heavens produce ; and round the gold Two brazen rings of work divine were rolled . The bossy naves of solid silver shone ; Braces of gold suspend the moving throne ; The car behind an arching ...
... gold , of uncorrupted frame , Such as the heavens produce ; and round the gold Two brazen rings of work divine were rolled . The bossy naves of solid silver shone ; Braces of gold suspend the moving throne ; The car behind an arching ...
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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