The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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Page 61
... famous contest with the Greeks , on account of Paris , the son of Priam , king of Troy , having decreed the prize of beauty to her , in preference to Minerva and Juno . She is frequently styled in the writings of the ancients , Paphia ...
... famous contest with the Greeks , on account of Paris , the son of Priam , king of Troy , having decreed the prize of beauty to her , in preference to Minerva and Juno . She is frequently styled in the writings of the ancients , Paphia ...
Page 85
... famous peacocks . Hebe was worshipped at Sicyon , under the appella- tion Dia , and was known at Rome as Juventas , or the goddess of youth . And now Olympus ' shining gates unfold ; The gods with Jove , assume their thrones of gold ...
... famous peacocks . Hebe was worshipped at Sicyon , under the appella- tion Dia , and was known at Rome as Juventas , or the goddess of youth . And now Olympus ' shining gates unfold ; The gods with Jove , assume their thrones of gold ...
Page 87
... famous Achilles , and foreseeing the fate of her son , she endeavoured to prevent his joining the Greeks in their expedition against Troy , by placing him in the court of Lycomedas ; but her precautions were unavailing ; Achilles could ...
... famous Achilles , and foreseeing the fate of her son , she endeavoured to prevent his joining the Greeks in their expedition against Troy , by placing him in the court of Lycomedas ; but her precautions were unavailing ; Achilles could ...
Page 107
... famous torch . Ovid well describes his unfortunate appearance at the marriage of Orpheus and Eurydice , and the disastrous events which succeeded their union . Thence , in his saffron robe , for distant Thrace , Hymen departs through ...
... famous torch . Ovid well describes his unfortunate appearance at the marriage of Orpheus and Eurydice , and the disastrous events which succeeded their union . Thence , in his saffron robe , for distant Thrace , Hymen departs through ...
Page 112
... famous Chiron ; and by them he was instructed in philo- sophy , horsemanship , driving , music , and , in short , every manly accomplishment . At the age of eighteen he dis- tinguished himself by destroying an enormous lion , which ...
... famous Chiron ; and by them he was instructed in philo- sophy , horsemanship , driving , music , and , in short , every manly accomplishment . At the age of eighteen he dis- tinguished himself by destroying an enormous lion , which ...
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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