The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... heads up sprang : Mighty the immeasureable strength displayed In each gigantic stature : and of all The children born to earth and heaven these sons Were dreadfullest and they , e'en from the first , Drew down their father's hate : as ...
... heads up sprang : Mighty the immeasureable strength displayed In each gigantic stature : and of all The children born to earth and heaven these sons Were dreadfullest and they , e'en from the first , Drew down their father's hate : as ...
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... head , a scythe at his side , and in one hand a serpent with its tail in its mouth , ( an emblem of eternity ) ; while in the other , sometimes appears an infant , which he is about to devour , in fulfilment of the arrangement made by ...
... head , a scythe at his side , and in one hand a serpent with its tail in its mouth , ( an emblem of eternity ) ; while in the other , sometimes appears an infant , which he is about to devour , in fulfilment of the arrangement made by ...
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... head , And hov'ring o'er her favoured fleet , she said : ' Cease , Turnus , and the heavenly powers respect , Nor dare to violate what I protect . These galleys , once fair trees on Ida stood , And gave their shade to each descending ...
... head , And hov'ring o'er her favoured fleet , she said : ' Cease , Turnus , and the heavenly powers respect , Nor dare to violate what I protect . These galleys , once fair trees on Ida stood , And gave their shade to each descending ...
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... heads in heaven , and props the clouds . Suppliant the goddess stood ; one hand she placed Beneath his beard , and one his knees embraced . If e'er , O father of the gods ! ( she said , ) My words could please thee , or my actions aid ...
... heads in heaven , and props the clouds . Suppliant the goddess stood ; one hand she placed Beneath his beard , and one his knees embraced . If e'er , O father of the gods ! ( she said , ) My words could please thee , or my actions aid ...
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... head , The nod that ratifies the will divine , The faithful , fixed , irrevocable sign ; This seals thy suit , and this fulfils thy vows- He spoke , and awful bends his sable brows ; Shakes his ambrosial curls , and gives the nod , The ...
... head , The nod that ratifies the will divine , The faithful , fixed , irrevocable sign ; This seals thy suit , and this fulfils thy vows- He spoke , and awful bends his sable brows ; Shakes his ambrosial curls , and gives the nod , The ...
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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