The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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Page 59
... fields of air his flight sustain , O'er the wide earth , and o'er the boundless main . He grasps the wand that causes sleep to fly , Or in soft slumber seals the wakeful eye ; Then shoots from heaven to high Pieria's steep , And stoops ...
... fields of air his flight sustain , O'er the wide earth , and o'er the boundless main . He grasps the wand that causes sleep to fly , Or in soft slumber seals the wakeful eye ; Then shoots from heaven to high Pieria's steep , And stoops ...
Page 80
... field , and winding stream , Are sweetly tissued by his beam . Now the earth prolific swells With leafy buds and flowery bells ; Gemming shoots the olive twine , Clusters ripe festoon the vine ; All along the branches creeping , Through ...
... field , and winding stream , Are sweetly tissued by his beam . Now the earth prolific swells With leafy buds and flowery bells ; Gemming shoots the olive twine , Clusters ripe festoon the vine ; All along the branches creeping , Through ...
Page 90
... fields of air . If he refuse , then let him timely weigh Our elder birthright , and superior sway . How shall his rashness stand the dire alarms , If Heaven's omnipotence descend in arms ? Strives he with me , by whom his power was ...
... fields of air . If he refuse , then let him timely weigh Our elder birthright , and superior sway . How shall his rashness stand the dire alarms , If Heaven's omnipotence descend in arms ? Strives he with me , by whom his power was ...
Page 122
... field , and encountered and slew the Trojan hero . Achilles ' death - blow was given by Paris ( inspired by Apollo ) , who shot an arrow into his heel , and thus relieved the Trojans from their most formidable enemy . He was buried at ...
... field , and encountered and slew the Trojan hero . Achilles ' death - blow was given by Paris ( inspired by Apollo ) , who shot an arrow into his heel , and thus relieved the Trojans from their most formidable enemy . He was buried at ...
Page 123
... field . Next his high head the helmet graced ; behind , The sweepy crest hung floating in the wind ; Like the red star that from his flaming hair Shakes down diseases , pestilence , and war ; So streamed the golden honours.from his head ...
... field . Next his high head the helmet graced ; behind , The sweepy crest hung floating in the wind ; Like the red star that from his flaming hair Shakes down diseases , pestilence , and war ; So streamed the golden honours.from his head ...
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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