The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 34
Page
Or, Mythology for Children. RB.23 a.27619 MYTHOLOGY FOR CHILDREN MOUNT OLYMPUS . London , Jo eph Thomas 1 Finch. Front Cover.
Or, Mythology for Children. RB.23 a.27619 MYTHOLOGY FOR CHILDREN MOUNT OLYMPUS . London , Jo eph Thomas 1 Finch. Front Cover.
Page 19
... Mount Ida , and nourished by the goat Amalthea , the Corybantes perpetually sounding their cymbals to prevent Saturn hearing his cries . At the division of the universe among the sons of Saturn , the empire of heaven fell by lot to ...
... Mount Ida , and nourished by the goat Amalthea , the Corybantes perpetually sounding their cymbals to prevent Saturn hearing his cries . At the division of the universe among the sons of Saturn , the empire of heaven fell by lot to ...
Page 23
... mount Olympus ' topmost ridge Leaped at a bound , and smote him : hissed at once The horrible monster's heads enormous , scorched In one conflagrant blaze . When thus the god Had quelled him , thunder - smitten , mangled , prone , He ...
... mount Olympus ' topmost ridge Leaped at a bound , and smote him : hissed at once The horrible monster's heads enormous , scorched In one conflagrant blaze . When thus the god Had quelled him , thunder - smitten , mangled , prone , He ...
Page 25
... mount Ida . Her hatred pursued the unfortunate Trojans , even after the demolition of their city , and the ruin of their state , and she rested not until she had destroyed their very name as a people , and merged them in Rome and Alba ...
... mount Ida . Her hatred pursued the unfortunate Trojans , even after the demolition of their city , and the ruin of their state , and she rested not until she had destroyed their very name as a people , and merged them in Rome and Alba ...
Other editions - View all
The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or Mythology for Children (1837) Joseph Thomas Publisher No preview available - 2009 |
Common terms and phrases
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