The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... youth , who instructed him in every kind of martial and manly exercise he was accused of the murder of Hallerhotius , and summoned by Neptune to appear in the assembly of the Gods , and clear himself of the charge ; they met on a hill ...
... youth , who instructed him in every kind of martial and manly exercise he was accused of the murder of Hallerhotius , and summoned by Neptune to appear in the assembly of the Gods , and clear himself of the charge ; they met on a hill ...
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... youth ; his head , surrounded with rays of light , flowing hair , and a lyre in his hand , on which he plays , for the amusement of the Graces , who dance to his melody ; at a distance Pegasus , the winged horse , is frequently seen ...
... youth ; his head , surrounded with rays of light , flowing hair , and a lyre in his hand , on which he plays , for the amusement of the Graces , who dance to his melody ; at a distance Pegasus , the winged horse , is frequently seen ...
Page 69
... Which to thy praise , great deity , belong , Styled justly Liber in the Roman song : Eternity of youth is thine ! enjoy Years rolled on years , yet still a blooming boy . Thou taught'st the tawny Indian to obey , And Ganges BACCHUS . 69.
... Which to thy praise , great deity , belong , Styled justly Liber in the Roman song : Eternity of youth is thine ! enjoy Years rolled on years , yet still a blooming boy . Thou taught'st the tawny Indian to obey , And Ganges BACCHUS . 69.
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... youth . The worship of Flora is supposed to have been general among the Sabines , before their union with the Romans , and after their settlement in Rome , Tatius erected a temple there to her honour : festivals , called Floralia , were ...
... youth . The worship of Flora is supposed to have been general among the Sabines , before their union with the Romans , and after their settlement in Rome , Tatius erected a temple there to her honour : festivals , called Floralia , were ...
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... youth . To her was assigned by Juno the office of serving nectar to the gods , but incurring the anger of Jupiter , he displaced her , and substituted his favourite , Ganymede , in her room . After the apotheosis of Hercules , he ...
... youth . To her was assigned by Juno the office of serving nectar to the gods , but incurring the anger of Jupiter , he displaced her , and substituted his favourite , Ganymede , in her room . After the apotheosis of Hercules , he ...
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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