The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... water . Am- phitrite was the wife of Neptune , and his children were very numerous ; the most celebrated were Bellerophon , Polyphemus , the Cyclops , and Ancaeus , one of the Argonants . Neptune is thus described as calming a tempest ...
... water . Am- phitrite was the wife of Neptune , and his children were very numerous ; the most celebrated were Bellerophon , Polyphemus , the Cyclops , and Ancaeus , one of the Argonants . Neptune is thus described as calming a tempest ...
Page 59
... waters Hermes flew , Till now the distant island rose in view : Then swift ascending from the azure wave , He took the path that winded to the cave . Odyssey , book 5 . VENUS AND CUPID . Venus was goddess of beauty , MERCURY . 59.
... waters Hermes flew , Till now the distant island rose in view : Then swift ascending from the azure wave , He took the path that winded to the cave . Odyssey , book 5 . VENUS AND CUPID . Venus was goddess of beauty , MERCURY . 59.
Page 88
... waters they repair ( The way fair Iris led ) to upper air . The deeps dividing , o'er the coast they rise , And touch , with momentary flight , the skies ; There , in the lightning's blaze , the sire they found , And all the gods in ...
... waters they repair ( The way fair Iris led ) to upper air . The deeps dividing , o'er the coast they rise , And touch , with momentary flight , the skies ; There , in the lightning's blaze , the sire they found , And all the gods in ...
Page 89
... water of the Styx , by which the oaths of the gods were proved . Ovid connects her with the deluge , and represents her as furnishing water for the destruction of the world . One of her various offices was to release the soul when ...
... water of the Styx , by which the oaths of the gods were proved . Ovid connects her with the deluge , and represents her as furnishing water for the destruction of the world . One of her various offices was to release the soul when ...
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... waters spread . Ammon , a name by which Jupiter was worshipped amongst the Egyptians , under the form of a ram . There , but unlike the Jove by Rome adored , A form uncouth , stands Heaven's Almighty Lord . No regal ensigns grace his ...
... waters spread . Ammon , a name by which Jupiter was worshipped amongst the Egyptians , under the form of a ram . There , but unlike the Jove by Rome adored , A form uncouth , stands Heaven's Almighty Lord . No regal ensigns grace his ...
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