The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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Page 24
... Jove , and the implacable and revengeful spirit of Juno , who persecuted with extreme severity all whom he favoured , as Hercules , Æneas , Ino , & c . Jealousy appears to have been the leading trait in her character ; the Trojan war ...
... Jove , and the implacable and revengeful spirit of Juno , who persecuted with extreme severity all whom he favoured , as Hercules , Æneas , Ino , & c . Jealousy appears to have been the leading trait in her character ; the Trojan war ...
Page 25
... Jove , and broke his leg in the fall : Juno endeavoured to form a conspiracy against her husband , but it was frustrated , and Apollo and Neptune were banished from Olympus for joining in it . The worship of the Queen of Heaven ...
... Jove , and broke his leg in the fall : Juno endeavoured to form a conspiracy against her husband , but it was frustrated , and Apollo and Neptune were banished from Olympus for joining in it . The worship of the Queen of Heaven ...
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... Jove some amends for Ceres ' loss to make , Yet willing Pluto should the joy partake , Gives ' em of Proserpine an equal share , Who , claimed by both , with both divides the year ; The goddess now in either empire sways , Six moons in ...
... Jove some amends for Ceres ' loss to make , Yet willing Pluto should the joy partake , Gives ' em of Proserpine an equal share , Who , claimed by both , with both divides the year ; The goddess now in either empire sways , Six moons in ...
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... Jove , for Romulus I claim , Admit him to the skies from whence he came ! Long hast thou promised an ethereal state To Mars's lineage ; and thy word is fate . " The sire that rules the thunder , with a nod Declared the fist , and ...
... Jove , for Romulus I claim , Admit him to the skies from whence he came ! Long hast thou promised an ethereal state To Mars's lineage ; and thy word is fate . " The sire that rules the thunder , with a nod Declared the fist , and ...
Page 54
... Jove Hath honoured , and endowed with splendid gifts : With power on earth , and o'er the untilled sea : Nor less her glory from the starry heaven , Chief honoured by immortals : and if one Of earthly men , performing the due rite Of ...
... Jove Hath honoured , and endowed with splendid gifts : With power on earth , and o'er the untilled sea : Nor less her glory from the starry heaven , Chief honoured by immortals : and if one Of earthly men , performing the due rite Of ...
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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