The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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Page 103
... causes best expound , Say whence the isle which Tiber flows around , Its altars with a heavenly stranger graced , And in our shrines the god of physic placed . * * * While dubious they remained , the wasting light Withdrew before the ...
... causes best expound , Say whence the isle which Tiber flows around , Its altars with a heavenly stranger graced , And in our shrines the god of physic placed . * * * While dubious they remained , the wasting light Withdrew before the ...
Page 114
... caused by his wearing a poisoned robe , given by the centaur , Nessus , to the latter , who sent it to Hercules from motives of jealousy . After his death he was taken by Jupiter to Olympus , and placed among the gods ; his worship soon ...
... caused by his wearing a poisoned robe , given by the centaur , Nessus , to the latter , who sent it to Hercules from motives of jealousy . After his death he was taken by Jupiter to Olympus , and placed among the gods ; his worship soon ...
Page 135
... is said to have been caused by a grape - stone , a most characteristic end for one so partial to the juice of the vine . His statue was placed in the citadel of Athens . SAPPHO . SAPPHO , " the Lesbian maid , " ANACREON . 135.
... is said to have been caused by a grape - stone , a most characteristic end for one so partial to the juice of the vine . His statue was placed in the citadel of Athens . SAPPHO . SAPPHO , " the Lesbian maid , " ANACREON . 135.
Page 162
... caused their woe , Relenting , ceased her wrath , and stopped the coming blow . A mist before the ministers she cast , And in the virgin's room a hind she placed . The oblation slain , and Phoebe reconciled , The storm was hushed , and ...
... caused their woe , Relenting , ceased her wrath , and stopped the coming blow . A mist before the ministers she cast , And in the virgin's room a hind she placed . The oblation slain , and Phoebe reconciled , The storm was hushed , and ...
Page 163
... caused an oblivion of all past events . Lethe's streams from secret springs below Rise to the light ; here , heavily and slow , The silent , dull , forgetful waters flow . LUCAN . Lares , or Penates , household gods , sons of Mercury ...
... caused an oblivion of all past events . Lethe's streams from secret springs below Rise to the light ; here , heavily and slow , The silent , dull , forgetful waters flow . LUCAN . Lares , or Penates , household gods , sons of Mercury ...
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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