The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... methods necessary to evince such a belief . Into whatever country we cast our eyes , we find priests , altars , sacrifices , festivals , religious ceremonies , temples , or places consecrated to religious worship . In A 2 MYTHOLOGY. ...
... methods necessary to evince such a belief . Into whatever country we cast our eyes , we find priests , altars , sacrifices , festivals , religious ceremonies , temples , or places consecrated to religious worship . In A 2 MYTHOLOGY. ...
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Or, Mythology for Children. temples , or places consecrated to religious worship . In every people we discover a reverence and awe of the Divinity ; a homage and honour paid to Him ; and an open profession of an entire dependance upon ...
Or, Mythology for Children. temples , or places consecrated to religious worship . In every people we discover a reverence and awe of the Divinity ; a homage and honour paid to Him ; and an open profession of an entire dependance upon ...
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... temple and oracle at Dodona , supposed to be the most ancient in the world . The King of Heaven is represented in many different ways ; sometimes as presiding in the assembly of the gods , at others as a majestic person seated on a ...
... temple and oracle at Dodona , supposed to be the most ancient in the world . The King of Heaven is represented in many different ways ; sometimes as presiding in the assembly of the gods , at others as a majestic person seated on a ...
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... temples were in the last named city , and at Argos and Olympia ; the sacrifices offered to her were lambs and sows ; the flowers sacred to her were the lily , the dittany , and the poppy ; the birds were the peacock , ( her favourite ...
... temples were in the last named city , and at Argos and Olympia ; the sacrifices offered to her were lambs and sows ; the flowers sacred to her were the lily , the dittany , and the poppy ; the birds were the peacock , ( her favourite ...
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... temple , in Carthage , is thus described by Virgil : - Full in the centre of the town there stood Thick set with trees , a venerable wood : The Tyrians , landing near this holy ground , And digging here , a prosperous omen found ; From ...
... temple , in Carthage , is thus described by Virgil : - Full in the centre of the town there stood Thick set with trees , a venerable wood : The Tyrians , landing near this holy ground , And digging here , a prosperous omen found ; From ...
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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