The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... stands , And opes the deep , and spreads the moving sands ; Then heaves them off the shoals . — Where'er he guides His finny coursers , and in triumph rides , The waves unruffle , and the sea subsides . VIRGIL'S Eneid , book 1 . bard no ...
... stands , And opes the deep , and spreads the moving sands ; Then heaves them off the shoals . — Where'er he guides His finny coursers , and in triumph rides , The waves unruffle , and the sea subsides . VIRGIL'S Eneid , book 1 . bard no ...
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... stands a drum , intimating that the earth is hollow , and animals of various kinds are feeding fearlessly around her , because they have the free range of the pastures of earth . Virgil finely introduces the ghost of Hector appearing to ...
... stands a drum , intimating that the earth is hollow , and animals of various kinds are feeding fearlessly around her , because they have the free range of the pastures of earth . Virgil finely introduces the ghost of Hector appearing to ...
Page 54
... Shared honour at the hands of Jove , o'er all Her wide allotment stands . She , in the greatness of her power is nigh With aid to whom she lists : whoe'er she wills O'er the great council of the people shines : And 54 DIANA .
... Shared honour at the hands of Jove , o'er all Her wide allotment stands . She , in the greatness of her power is nigh With aid to whom she lists : whoe'er she wills O'er the great council of the people shines : And 54 DIANA .
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... stands appeased . The gracious power is willing to be pleased . " Thus Vulcan spoke : and rising with a bound , The double bowl with sparkling nectar crowned . Which , held to Juno in a cheerful way , " Goddess , " he cried , " be ...
... stands appeased . The gracious power is willing to be pleased . " Thus Vulcan spoke : and rising with a bound , The double bowl with sparkling nectar crowned . Which , held to Juno in a cheerful way , " Goddess , " he cried , " be ...
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... stand the dire alarms , If Heaven's omnipotence descend in arms ? Strives he with me , by whom his power was given , And is there equal to the lord of heaven ? " The Thunderer spoke : the goddess winged her flight To 90 IRIS .
... stand the dire alarms , If Heaven's omnipotence descend in arms ? Strives he with me , by whom his power was given , And is there equal to the lord of heaven ? " The Thunderer spoke : the goddess winged her flight To 90 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