The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... winged dragons , with the command that he should travel over the world , and impart to mankind the knowledge he had lately acquired ; he obeyed , and afterwards instituted the Eleusinian mysteries to her honour , which were celebrated ...
... winged dragons , with the command that he should travel over the world , and impart to mankind the knowledge he had lately acquired ; he obeyed , and afterwards instituted the Eleusinian mysteries to her honour , which were celebrated ...
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... winged gales : O'er earth and ocean wide prepared to soar , Her dreaded arm a beaming javelin bore , Ponderous and vast ; which , when her fury burns , Proud tyrants humbles , and whole hosts o'erturns . From high Olympus prone her ...
... winged gales : O'er earth and ocean wide prepared to soar , Her dreaded arm a beaming javelin bore , Ponderous and vast ; which , when her fury burns , Proud tyrants humbles , and whole hosts o'erturns . From high Olympus prone her ...
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... winged horse , is frequently seen . He is said to have had a knowledge of future events , and his oracles were much esteemed , particularly that of Delphi , one of the most famous in the world . Apollo was worshipped in every country ...
... winged horse , is frequently seen . He is said to have had a knowledge of future events , and his oracles were much esteemed , particularly that of Delphi , one of the most famous in the world . Apollo was worshipped in every country ...
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... . HESIOD'S Theogony . Haste thee , nymph , whose winged spear , Wounds the fleeting mountain deer ! Dian , Jove's immortal child , Huntress of the savage wild ! Goddess with the sun - bright hair ! Listen to DIANA . 55.
... . HESIOD'S Theogony . Haste thee , nymph , whose winged spear , Wounds the fleeting mountain deer ! Dian , Jove's immortal child , Huntress of the savage wild ! Goddess with the sun - bright hair ! Listen to DIANA . 55.
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... winged cap , given to him by Jupiter , on his head ; wings on his feet , and the caduceus in his hand ; at other times , with a purse in his hand , a cock on his wrist , and a goat , a scorpion , and a fly at his feet . Horace thus ...
... winged cap , given to him by Jupiter , on his head ; wings on his feet , and the caduceus in his hand ; at other times , with a purse in his hand , a cock on his wrist , and a goat , a scorpion , and a fly at his feet . Horace thus ...
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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