The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... represented as a very old man , with a flowing beard and bald head , a scythe at his side , and in one hand a serpent with its tail in its mouth , ( an emblem of eternity ) ; while in the other , sometimes appears an infant , which he ...
... represented as a very old man , with a flowing beard and bald head , a scythe at his side , and in one hand a serpent with its tail in its mouth , ( an emblem of eternity ) ; while in the other , sometimes appears an infant , which he ...
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... splendour ; the assistant priests were styled Galli , Corybantes , & c . Cybele is usually represented as a beautiful and majestic woman , standing in a chariot drawn by B lions , crowned with turrets , and a key in CYBELE . 17.
... splendour ; the assistant priests were styled Galli , Corybantes , & c . Cybele is usually represented as a beautiful and majestic woman , standing in a chariot drawn by B lions , crowned with turrets , and a key in CYBELE . 17.
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... represented in many different ways ; sometimes as 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 ...
... represented in many different ways ; sometimes as 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 ...
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... represented as a beautiful woman , seated in a chariot drawn by peacocks , her head adorned with a diadem , and her messenger , the lovely Iris , following her . She was known and adored by various names , as Saturnia , Olympia , Lamia ...
... represented as a beautiful woman , seated in a chariot drawn by peacocks , her head adorned with a diadem , and her messenger , the lovely Iris , following her . She was known and adored by various names , as Saturnia , Olympia , Lamia ...
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... represents him as issuing from the main , and in three steps crossing the horizon . The word Neptune is often used metaphorically by the poets , to signify sea - water . Am- phitrite was the wife of Neptune , and his children were very ...
... represents him as issuing from the main , and in three steps crossing the horizon . The word Neptune is often used metaphorically by the poets , to signify sea - water . Am- phitrite was the wife of Neptune , and his children were very ...
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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