The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... , And gave their shade to each descending god , Nor shall consume ; irrevocable Fate Allots their being no determined date . ' OVID'S Metamorphoses , book 14 . JUPITER . Jupiter , monarch of Heaven , and king 18 CYBELE .
... , And gave their shade to each descending god , Nor shall consume ; irrevocable Fate Allots their being no determined date . ' OVID'S Metamorphoses , book 14 . JUPITER . Jupiter , monarch of Heaven , and king 18 CYBELE .
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Or, Mythology for Children. JUPITER . Jupiter , monarch of Heaven , and king of gods and men , was the son of Saturn and Cybele , saved by his mother's artifice from the devouring jaws of his father . He is said to have been brought up ...
Or, Mythology for Children. JUPITER . Jupiter , monarch of Heaven , and king of gods and men , was the son of Saturn and Cybele , saved by his mother's artifice from the devouring jaws of his father . He is said to have been brought up ...
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... King of Heaven is represented in many different ways ; sometimes as presiding in the assembly of the gods , at others as a majestic person seated on a throne , grasping a wand in one hand , thunder - bolts in the other , and with an ...
... King of Heaven is represented in many different ways ; sometimes as presiding in the assembly of the gods , at others as a majestic person seated on a throne , grasping a wand in one hand , thunder - bolts in the other , and with an ...
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... , oh ever just and wise ! Let Greece be humbled , and the Trojans rise ; Till the proud king , and all th ' Achaian race , Shall heap with honours him they now disgrace . She said , and sighing thus the god replies , JUPITER . 16 21.
... , oh ever just and wise ! Let Greece be humbled , and the Trojans rise ; Till the proud king , and all th ' Achaian race , Shall heap with honours him they now disgrace . She said , and sighing thus the god replies , JUPITER . 16 21.
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... king in wrath Uprose , beneath his everlasting feet The great Olympus trembled , and earth groaned . From either god , a burning radiance caught The darkly azured ocean : from the flash Of lightnings , and that monster's darted flame ...
... king in wrath Uprose , beneath his everlasting feet The great Olympus trembled , and earth groaned . From either god , a burning radiance caught The darkly azured ocean : from the flash Of lightnings , and that monster's darted flame ...
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