The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... rising from the sea ; Aphrodite , Exopolis , Myrtea , and Basilea . The plants and birds sacred to Venus were , the myrtle , the rose , and the apple ; the sparrow , the dove , and the swan : she is generally represented as a beautiful ...
... rising from the sea ; Aphrodite , Exopolis , Myrtea , and Basilea . The plants and birds sacred to Venus were , the myrtle , the rose , and the apple ; the sparrow , the dove , and the swan : she is generally represented as a beautiful ...
Page 66
... rising with a bound , The double bowl with sparkling nectar crowned . Which , held to Juno in a cheerful way , " Goddess , " he cried , " be patient and obey ; Dear as you are , if Jove his arm extend , I can but grieve , unable to ...
... rising with a bound , The double bowl with sparkling nectar crowned . Which , held to Juno in a cheerful way , " Goddess , " he cried , " be patient and obey ; Dear as you are , if Jove his arm extend , I can but grieve , unable to ...
Page 83
... her revels with the dancing Hours . Here Phoebus , rising in th ' etherial way , Through heaven's bright portals pours the beamy day . All night we watched , till with her orient wheels F 2 AURORA . 883 O'er the eastern lawn, ...
... her revels with the dancing Hours . Here Phoebus , rising in th ' etherial way , Through heaven's bright portals pours the beamy day . All night we watched , till with her orient wheels F 2 AURORA . 883 O'er the eastern lawn, ...
Page 84
... rising day , The wheels of night retarding , to detain The gay Aurora in the wavy main , Whose flaming steeds , emerging through the night , Beam o'er the eastern hills with streaming light . Minerva rushes through th ' aërial way , And ...
... rising day , The wheels of night retarding , to detain The gay Aurora in the wavy main , Whose flaming steeds , emerging through the night , Beam o'er the eastern hills with streaming light . Minerva rushes through th ' aërial way , And ...
Page 88
... rising , gave the mourner place , ) E'en Juno sought her sorrows to console , And offer'd from her hand the nectar bowl : She tasted , and resigned it : then began The sacred sire of gods and mortal man . Iliad , book 24 . IRIS . IRIS ...
... rising , gave the mourner place , ) E'en Juno sought her sorrows to console , And offer'd from her hand the nectar bowl : She tasted , and resigned it : then began The sacred sire of gods and mortal man . Iliad , book 24 . IRIS . IRIS ...
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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