The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... waves before . The billows from the kindling prow retire ; Pitch , rosin , searwood , on red wings aspire , And Vulcan on the seas exerts his attribute of fire . This , when the mother of the gods beheld , Her towery crown she shook ...
... waves before . The billows from the kindling prow retire ; Pitch , rosin , searwood , on red wings aspire , And Vulcan on the seas exerts his attribute of fire . This , when the mother of the gods beheld , Her towery crown she shook ...
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... 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 pill PLUTO . Pluto was the son of 30 NEPTUNE .
... 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 pill PLUTO . Pluto was the son of 30 NEPTUNE .
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... waves , Earth - shaker Neptune . Easily at will The glorious goddess yields the woodland prey Abundant : easily , while scarce they start On the mocked vision , snatches them in flight . She too with Hermes is propitious found To herd ...
... waves , Earth - shaker Neptune . Easily at will The glorious goddess yields the woodland prey Abundant : easily , while scarce they start On the mocked vision , snatches them in flight . She too with Hermes is propitious found To herd ...
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... of 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.
... of 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 61
... rising of Venus from the sea is thus given by Hesiod : - The wafting waves First bore her to Cythera's heavenly coast : Then reached she Cyprus , girt with flowing seas , 62 62 VENUS AND CUPID . And forth emerged a VENUS AND CUPID . 61.
... rising of Venus from the sea is thus given by Hesiod : - The wafting waves First bore her to Cythera's heavenly coast : Then reached she Cyprus , girt with flowing seas , 62 62 VENUS AND CUPID . And forth emerged a VENUS AND CUPID . 61.
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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