The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... the walls of Ilium or Troy , which he did , assisted by Apollo . Neptune possessed power than any of the gods , Jupiter alone excepted ; —the * more ocean , rivers , and fountains were subject to him NEPTUNE . 27 NEPTUNE. ...
... the walls of Ilium or Troy , which he did , assisted by Apollo . Neptune possessed power than any of the gods , Jupiter alone excepted ; —the * more ocean , rivers , and fountains were subject to him NEPTUNE . 27 NEPTUNE. ...
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Or, Mythology for Children. ocean , rivers , and fountains were subject to him , and he could raise islands from the bottom of the sea with a blow of his trident , and cause earthquakes at his pleasure . The wor- ship of Neptune was ...
Or, Mythology for Children. ocean , rivers , and fountains were subject to him , and he could raise islands from the bottom of the sea with a blow of his trident , and cause earthquakes at his pleasure . The wor- ship of Neptune was ...
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... rivers , Phlegethon , Acheron , Lethe , and Cocytus ; Proserpine sits on his left hand , Cerberus at his feet , and the Harpies , Fates , Eumenides , & c . surround him . At other times he is seated in a chariot drawn by four horses ...
... rivers , Phlegethon , Acheron , Lethe , and Cocytus ; Proserpine sits on his left hand , Cerberus at his feet , and the Harpies , Fates , Eumenides , & c . surround him . At other times he is seated in a chariot drawn by four horses ...
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... river turn , There thy vanquished people mourn . Come to Lethe's wavy shore , There thy people's peace restore . Thine their hearts , their altars thine ; Dian ! must they , must they pine ? MOORE'S Anacreon , ode 64 . MERCURY . Mercury ...
... river turn , There thy vanquished people mourn . Come to Lethe's wavy shore , There thy people's peace restore . Thine their hearts , their altars thine ; Dian ! must they , must they pine ? MOORE'S Anacreon , ode 64 . MERCURY . Mercury ...
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... river Pactolus , the sands of which , from that time , were intermixed with gold . Hymen , the god of marriage , was the son of Bacchus by Ariadne , to whom he gave a crown of seven stars , which , after her death , was placed amongst ...
... river Pactolus , the sands of which , from that time , were intermixed with gold . Hymen , the god of marriage , was the son of Bacchus by Ariadne , to whom he gave a crown of seven stars , which , after her death , was placed amongst ...
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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