The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... Greece , Rome , and Carthage ; her most celebrated 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 ...
... Greece , Rome , and Carthage ; her most celebrated 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 ...
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... Greece ; and the Parthenon , at Athens , ( or rather the ruins of it , ) still remains as a monument of the high veneration in which she was held in that city , and of the perfection which the fine arts had attained in that favoured ...
... Greece ; and the Parthenon , at Athens , ( or rather the ruins of it , ) still remains as a monument of the high veneration in which she was held in that city , and of the perfection which the fine arts had attained in that favoured ...
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... , one of the most famous in the world . Apollo was worshipped in every country , but especially in Greece , Italy , and Egypt ; he had a statue upon Mount Actium , to which Augustus addressed his prayer before his 50 APOLLO .
... , one of the most famous in the world . Apollo was worshipped in every country , but especially in Greece , Italy , and Egypt ; he had a statue upon Mount Actium , to which Augustus addressed his prayer before his 50 APOLLO .
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... Greece , Egypt , Taurica , and Ephesus ; the celebrated temple in the latter city , burnt 355 B.C. was dedicated to her ; it was one of the seven wonders of the world ; the sacrifices offered to her generally were goats , pigs , and ...
... Greece , Egypt , Taurica , and Ephesus ; the celebrated temple in the latter city , burnt 355 B.C. was dedicated to her ; it was one of the seven wonders of the world ; the sacrifices offered to her generally were goats , pigs , and ...
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... Greece , Egypt , and Italy ; his principal offspring were Hermaphroditus , Pan , and Endorus . Mercury is often represented as in the annexed plate , —a young man , with the petasus , or winged cap , given to him by Jupiter , on his ...
... Greece , Egypt , and Italy ; his principal offspring were Hermaphroditus , Pan , and Endorus . Mercury is often represented as in the annexed plate , —a young man , with the petasus , or winged cap , given to him by Jupiter , on his ...
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