The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... offered to her were lambs and sows ; the flowers sacred to her were the lily , the dittany , and the poppy ; the birds were the peacock , ( her favourite bird , said by the poets to have been Argus , whose hundred eyes she placed in the ...
... offered to her were lambs and sows ; the flowers sacred to her were the lily , the dittany , and the poppy ; the birds were the peacock , ( her favourite bird , said by the poets to have been Argus , whose hundred eyes she placed in the ...
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... offered to him were black bulls , but the cypress , the narcissus , and all things gloomy and inauspicious were sacred to him . Pluto is often represented as sitting on a throne of sulphur , from which issue the four rivers , Phlegethon ...
... offered to him were black bulls , but the cypress , the narcissus , and all things gloomy and inauspicious were sacred to him . Pluto is often represented as sitting on a throne of sulphur , from which issue the four rivers , Phlegethon ...
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... ; the celebrated temple in the latter city , burnt 355 B.C. was dedicated to her ; it was one of the seven wonders of the world ; the sacrifices offered to her generally were goats , pigs , and oxen ; but DIANA . 53 333 DIANA. ...
... ; the celebrated temple in the latter city , burnt 355 B.C. was dedicated to her ; it was one of the seven wonders of the world ; the sacrifices offered to her generally were goats , pigs , and oxen ; but DIANA . 53 333 DIANA. ...
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... offered and interces- sions made to him ; by the Egyptians he was adored under the form of a monkey . He is usually known amongst mythologists as a lame and deformed man , working his forges , and preparing thunderbolts for Jove . His ...
... offered and interces- sions made to him ; by the Egyptians he was adored under the form of a monkey . He is usually known amongst mythologists as a lame and deformed man , working his forges , and preparing thunderbolts for Jove . His ...
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... offered sacrifices , and entreated an abundant supply of fruit . Pomona was usually represented as a beautiful nymph , sitting on a basket filled with flowers and fruits , holding in one hand a bough , and in the other apples . A ...
... offered sacrifices , and entreated an abundant supply of fruit . Pomona was usually represented as a beautiful nymph , sitting on a basket filled with flowers and fruits , holding in one hand a bough , and in the other apples . A ...
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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