The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... known , thence on the snowy top Of cold Olympus ruled the middle air , Their highest heaven ; or on the Delphian cliff , Or in Dodona , and through all the bounds Of Doric land ; or who with Saturn old , Fled over Adria to the Hesperian ...
... known , thence on the snowy top Of cold Olympus ruled the middle air , Their highest heaven ; or on the Delphian cliff , Or in Dodona , and through all the bounds Of Doric land ; or who with Saturn old , Fled over Adria to the Hesperian ...
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... known by many names , as Vesta , Rhea , Ops , Bona Dea , Berecynthia , and is , by several of the ancient authors , supposed to have been the same as Ceres . Her worship prevailed much in Greece and Rome , and in various other countries ...
... known by many names , as Vesta , Rhea , Ops , Bona Dea , Berecynthia , and is , by several of the ancient authors , supposed to have been the same as Ceres . Her worship prevailed much in Greece and Rome , and in various other countries ...
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... chariot drawn by peacocks , her head adorned with a diadem , and her messenger , the lovely Iris , following her . She was known and adored by various names , as Saturnia , Olympia , Lamia , Argiva , Ammonia , & c . , and the JUNO . 25.
... chariot drawn by peacocks , her head adorned with a diadem , and her messenger , the lovely Iris , following her . She was known and adored by various names , as Saturnia , Olympia , Lamia , Argiva , Ammonia , & c . , and the JUNO . 25.
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... , where she became his bride . This god was known by the names of Orcus , Agelastus , and Clytopoeon ; but temples and statues were not erected to him as to the other superior gods , as he was considered malevolent and. PLUTO . 31.
... , where she became his bride . This god was known by the names of Orcus , Agelastus , and Clytopoeon ; but temples and statues were not erected to him as to the other superior gods , as he was considered malevolent and. PLUTO . 31.
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... known as Alma , Mammosa , & c . , and was called Thesmophora , or the law - giver , because she gave to the inhabitants of Sicily , her favourite island , those salutary laws which taught them to affix bounds to their possessions ...
... known as Alma , Mammosa , & c . , and was called Thesmophora , or the law - giver , because she gave to the inhabitants of Sicily , her favourite island , those salutary laws which taught them to affix bounds to their possessions ...
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