The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... received , but to the inherent principle implanted in the breast of man , that a Supreme Being had eternally existed , to whose munificence they referred all the advantages they enjoyed ? The doctrine of the Omnipresence of the Deity ...
... received , but to the inherent principle implanted in the breast of man , that a Supreme Being had eternally existed , to whose munificence they referred all the advantages they enjoyed ? The doctrine of the Omnipresence of the Deity ...
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... received him kindly and shared with him his throne . The Saturnalia , or feasts in honour of Saturn , were very early instituted , but the precise time is not clearly defined ; they were remarkable for the perfect liberty which reigned ...
... received him kindly and shared with him his throne . The Saturnalia , or feasts in honour of Saturn , were very early instituted , but the precise time is not clearly defined ; they were remarkable for the perfect liberty which reigned ...
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... received the name of this God in consequence , and afterwards became famous in history as the place of debate for the court of Areopagus , the most illustrious tribunal on record . In the war of Troy , Mars fought on the Trojan side ...
... received the name of this God in consequence , and afterwards became famous in history as the place of debate for the court of Areopagus , the most illustrious tribunal on record . In the war of Troy , Mars fought on the Trojan side ...
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... received into heaven , and had a station assigned him amongst the gods . He was worshipped under the name of Quirinus . Now warrior Mars his burnished helm puts on , And thus addresses heaven's imperial throne ; - ** Since the inferior ...
... received into heaven , and had a station assigned him amongst the gods . He was worshipped under the name of Quirinus . Now warrior Mars his burnished helm puts on , And thus addresses heaven's imperial throne ; - ** Since the inferior ...
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... received opinion that , on its preservation depended the safety of Troy ; Ulysses and Diomede entered the city by stratagem , and carried away what some supposed to have been the Palladium , but it is said they were deceived by a statue ...
... received opinion that , on its preservation depended the safety of Troy ; Ulysses and Diomede entered the city by stratagem , and carried away what some supposed to have been the Palladium , but it is said they were deceived by a statue ...
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