The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 13
Page 108
... deep slumbers on a couch surrounded with sable curtains , fantastic images of the phantasies and dreams flitting near him . Morpheus , the god of dreams , is his principal attendant ; he watches by his side , holding in one hand a vase ...
... deep slumbers on a couch surrounded with sable curtains , fantastic images of the phantasies and dreams flitting near him . Morpheus , the god of dreams , is his principal attendant ; he watches by his side , holding in one hand a vase ...
Page 109
... deep stilly silence of the grave . Pernicious Night , aye , leading in her hand Sleep , Death's half - brother : sons of gloomy Night There hold they habitation , Death and Sleep ; Dread deities : nor them the shining sun E'er with his ...
... deep stilly silence of the grave . Pernicious Night , aye , leading in her hand Sleep , Death's half - brother : sons of gloomy Night There hold they habitation , Death and Sleep ; Dread deities : nor them the shining sun E'er with his ...
Page 166
... deep mist of air , they onward pass Nightly , and utter , as they sweep on high , A voice in stilly darkness beautiful . Momus , the god of raillery and mirth . HESIOD . Morpheus , the deity who presided over the visions of the night ...
... deep mist of air , they onward pass Nightly , and utter , as they sweep on high , A voice in stilly darkness beautiful . Momus , the god of raillery and mirth . HESIOD . Morpheus , the deity who presided over the visions of the night ...
Page 192
... deep regret , they view o'erthrown At once his country's pillar , and their own ; A chief who led to Troy's beleagured wall A host of heroes , and outshined them all . HOMER . Scamander , or Xanthus , a celebrated river of Troas ; it ...
... deep regret , they view o'erthrown At once his country's pillar , and their own ; A chief who led to Troy's beleagured wall A host of heroes , and outshined them all . HOMER . Scamander , or Xanthus , a celebrated river of Troas ; it ...
Page 193
... deep with storms . When the tide rushes from the rumbling caves The rough rock roars , tumultuous boil the waves ... Deep , wondrous deep below , appears the ground . N HOMER . Sergestus , a mariner who sailed with Æneas , from SYNOPSIS ...
... deep with storms . When the tide rushes from the rumbling caves The rough rock roars , tumultuous boil the waves ... Deep , wondrous deep below , appears the ground . N HOMER . Sergestus , a mariner who sailed with Æneas , from SYNOPSIS ...
Other editions - View all
The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or Mythology for Children (1837) Joseph Thomas Publisher No preview available - 2009 |
Common terms and phrases
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