The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... , where she became his bride . This god was known by the names of Orcus , Agelastus , and Clytopoeon ; but temples and statues were not erected to him as to the other superior gods , as he was considered malevolent and. PLUTO . 31.
... , where she became his bride . This god was known by the names of Orcus , Agelastus , and Clytopoeon ; but temples and statues were not erected to him as to the other superior gods , as he was considered malevolent and. PLUTO . 31.
Page 36
... from their blest abodes , The venerable statues of the gods , With ancient Vesta from the sacred choir , The wreaths and relics of the immortal fire . Eneid , book 2 . 10 TO CERES . Ceres , the benevolent goddess , 336 VESTA .
... from their blest abodes , The venerable statues of the gods , With ancient Vesta from the sacred choir , The wreaths and relics of the immortal fire . Eneid , book 2 . 10 TO CERES . Ceres , the benevolent goddess , 336 VESTA .
Page 47
... statue of Minerva , but it was a generally - received opinion that , on its preservation depended the safety of Troy ; Ulysses and Diomede entered the city by stratagem , and carried away what some supposed to have been the Palladium ...
... statue of Minerva , but it was a generally - received opinion that , on its preservation depended the safety of Troy ; Ulysses and Diomede entered the city by stratagem , and carried away what some supposed to have been the Palladium ...
Page 50
... , one of the most famous in the world . Apollo was worshipped in every country , but especially in Greece , Italy , and Egypt ; he had a statue upon Mount Actium , to which Augustus addressed his prayer before his 50 APOLLO .
... , one of the most famous in the world . Apollo was worshipped in every country , but especially in Greece , Italy , and Egypt ; he had a statue upon Mount Actium , to which Augustus addressed his prayer before his 50 APOLLO .
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... statues were those of Phidias in the temple of Jupiter , Olympus , of Praxiteles , in Cuedos , and of Elephantis ; there is also a statue of her ( one of the most perfect and beautiful relics of antiquity , ) in Rome , at the present ...
... statues were those of Phidias in the temple of Jupiter , Olympus , of Praxiteles , in Cuedos , and of Elephantis ; there is also a statue of her ( one of the most perfect and beautiful relics of antiquity , ) in Rome , at the present ...
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