The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... principal Grecian deities ; and as before . his birth Mythology is enveloped in more than common obscurity , it has not been thought necessary , in the following pages , to perplex those who are only commencing this study with its ...
... principal Grecian deities ; and as before . his birth Mythology is enveloped in more than common obscurity , it has not been thought necessary , in the following pages , to perplex those who are only commencing this study with its ...
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... principal method of ascertaining the will of these deities in any important crisis was , by consulting the Oracles , through the medium of priests or priestesses , believed to be favoured with immediate revelation from the Gods ; seldom ...
... principal method of ascertaining the will of these deities in any important crisis was , by consulting the Oracles , through the medium of priests or priestesses , believed to be favoured with immediate revelation from the Gods ; seldom ...
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... principal offerings at his shrine , were white bulls , goats , and sheep ; the oak was peculiarly sacred to him ; he had a temple and oracle at Dodona , supposed to be the most ancient in the world . The King of Heaven is represented in ...
... principal offerings at his shrine , were white bulls , goats , and sheep ; the oak was peculiarly sacred to him ; he had a temple and oracle at Dodona , supposed to be the most ancient in the world . The King of Heaven is represented in ...
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... principal are , Pytheus , from his conquest over the serpent Python , Cyntheus , Pæan , Delius , Delphinus , and Ismerinus ; the animals sacred to him were the cock , the grasshopper , the wolf , the swan , the crow , and the hawk ; the ...
... principal are , Pytheus , from his conquest over the serpent Python , Cyntheus , Pæan , Delius , Delphinus , and Ismerinus ; the animals sacred to him were the cock , the grasshopper , the wolf , the swan , the crow , and the hawk ; the ...
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... principal are , Phoebe , Delia , Luna , Taurica , Cynthia , and Aricia ; she is supposed to have been the Isis of the Egyptians . In Hell , Diana was known and adored as Hecaté , and under that appellation great power was ascribed to ...
... principal are , Phoebe , Delia , Luna , Taurica , Cynthia , and Aricia ; she is supposed to have been the Isis of the Egyptians . In Hell , Diana was known and adored as Hecaté , and under that appellation great power was ascribed to ...
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