The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... land ; or who with Saturn old , Fled over Adria to the Hesperian fields , And o'er the Celtic roamed the utmost isles . MILTON . " It is observable , that in all ages and regions , the several nations of the world , however various and ...
... land ; or who with Saturn old , Fled over Adria to the Hesperian fields , And o'er the Celtic roamed the utmost isles . MILTON . " It is observable , that in all ages and regions , the several nations of the world , however various and ...
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... land , from plain to mountain - cave , Was Freedom's home or Glory's grave ! Shrine of the mighty ! —can it be , That this is all remains of thee ? " While Rome , once Empress of the World , no longer rules the nations with sovereign ...
... land , from plain to mountain - cave , Was Freedom's home or Glory's grave ! Shrine of the mighty ! —can it be , That this is all remains of thee ? " While Rome , once Empress of the World , no longer rules the nations with sovereign ...
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... land , Unauthorised by my supreme command ? To raise such mountains on the troubled main ? Whom I - but first ' tis fit the billows to restrain , And then you shall be taught obedience to my reign . Hence ! to your lord , my royal ...
... land , Unauthorised by my supreme command ? To raise such mountains on the troubled main ? Whom I - but first ' tis fit the billows to restrain , And then you shall be taught obedience to my reign . Hence ! to your lord , my royal ...
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... the grave disguise Of Mentes ' form concealed from human eyes , ( Mentes , the monarch of the Taphian land , ) A glittering spear waved awful in her hand . Odyssey , book 1 . APOLLO . Apollo , the son of Jupiter and Latona 48 MINERVA .
... the grave disguise Of Mentes ' form concealed from human eyes , ( Mentes , the monarch of the Taphian land , ) A glittering spear waved awful in her hand . Odyssey , book 1 . APOLLO . Apollo , the son of Jupiter and Latona 48 MINERVA .
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... land to bless ; Scarce their ascending prayers had reached the sky , Lo , the serpentine god , erected high ! Forerunning hissings his approach confessed ; Bright shone his golden scales , and waved his lofty crest . The trembling altar ...
... land to bless ; Scarce their ascending prayers had reached the sky , Lo , the serpentine god , erected high ! Forerunning hissings his approach confessed ; Bright shone his golden scales , and waved his lofty crest . The trembling altar ...
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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