The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... preside over the several parts of the universe , and over the various passions and properties of men , in order that they * Rollin's Ancient History . should never suppose themselves removed from the cognizance of one 4 MYTHOLOGY .
... preside over the several parts of the universe , and over the various passions and properties of men , in order that they * Rollin's Ancient History . should never suppose themselves removed from the cognizance of one 4 MYTHOLOGY .
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... 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 eagle ( emphatically styled the bird of Jove ) by his side . Jupiter ...
... 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 eagle ( emphatically styled the bird of Jove ) by his side . Jupiter ...
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... presided over corn and harvests ; she was the daughter of Saturn and Cybele , but is often confounded with her mother , by the earlier mythologists , on account of the appellations Magna Dea , and Bona Dea , being common to both as ...
... presided over corn and harvests ; she was the daughter of Saturn and Cybele , but is often confounded with her mother , by the earlier mythologists , on account of the appellations Magna Dea , and Bona Dea , being common to both as ...
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... presided over all the fine arts , music , poetry , medicine , and eloquence ; his residence was generally on Mount Parnassus , in the company of the Muses . Apollo was the father of Esculapius , who was killed by Jupiter for raising the ...
... presided over all the fine arts , music , poetry , medicine , and eloquence ; his residence was generally on Mount Parnassus , in the company of the Muses . Apollo was the father of Esculapius , who was killed by Jupiter for raising the ...
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... presiding deity of lovers ; at other times he appears in all the panoply of the god of war , intimating that even Mars owns the superiority of love ; or he is seen riding on a lion or a dolphin , or playing with the thunderbolts of Jove ...
... presiding deity of lovers ; at other times he appears in all the panoply of the god of war , intimating that even Mars owns the superiority of love ; or he is seen riding on a lion or a dolphin , or playing with the thunderbolts of Jove ...
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