The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... seated on a throne , grasping a wand in one hand , thunder - bolts in the other , and with an eagle ( emphatically styled the bird of Jove ) by his side . Jupiter was united to his sister Juno , but their marriage 20 JUPITER .
... seated on a throne , grasping a wand in one hand , thunder - bolts in the other , and with an eagle ( emphatically styled the bird of Jove ) by his side . Jupiter was united to his sister Juno , but their marriage 20 JUPITER .
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... 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 , Argiva , Ammonia , & c . , and ...
... 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 , Argiva , Ammonia , & c . , and ...
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... seated in a car , in the form of a shell , drawn by sea horses , and surrounded by Tritons , nymphs , and sea - monsters , a radiated crown on his head , and the famous trident , used for allaying tempests , in his hand . Homer ...
... seated in a car , in the form of a shell , drawn by sea horses , and surrounded by Tritons , nymphs , and sea - monsters , a radiated crown on his head , and the famous trident , used for allaying tempests , in his hand . Homer ...
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... seated in a chariot drawn by four horses , and holding in his hand a fork similar to the trident of Neptune , but with two prongs . The giant Typheus was immured under Trinacria or Sicily , and struggling for eman- cipation he caused ...
... seated in a chariot drawn by four horses , and holding in his hand a fork similar to the trident of Neptune , but with two prongs . The giant Typheus was immured under Trinacria or Sicily , and struggling for eman- cipation he caused ...
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... are pleased , the boasting sylvan plays And speaks with slight of great Apollo's lays . Tmolus was arbiter ; the boaster still Accepts the trial with unequal skill . The venerable judge was seated high On his own hill PAN . 77.
... are pleased , the boasting sylvan plays And speaks with slight of great Apollo's lays . Tmolus was arbiter ; the boaster still Accepts the trial with unequal skill . The venerable judge was seated high On his own hill PAN . 77.
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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