The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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... heads enormous , scorched In one conflagrant blaze . When thus the god Had quelled him , thunder - smitten , mangled , prone , He fell earth groaned and shook beneath his weight . ། : menys far wladseničky JUNO . Juno was the JUPITER . 23.
... heads enormous , scorched In one conflagrant blaze . When thus the god Had quelled him , thunder - smitten , mangled , prone , He fell earth groaned and shook beneath his weight . ། : menys far wladseničky JUNO . Juno was the JUPITER . 23.
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... drawn by peacocks , her head adorned with a diadem , and her messenger , the lovely Iris , following her . She was known and adored by various names , as Saturnia , Olympia , Lamia , Argiva , Ammonia , & c . , and the JUNO . 25.
... drawn by peacocks , her head adorned with a diadem , and her messenger , the lovely Iris , following her . She was known and adored by various names , as Saturnia , Olympia , Lamia , Argiva , Ammonia , & c . , and the JUNO . 25.
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... head they drew , Their growth and future fortune to foreshew : " This fated sign their foundress Juno gave , Of a soil fruitful , and a people brave . Sidonian Dido here with solemn state Did Juno's temple build , and consecrate ...
... head they drew , Their growth and future fortune to foreshew : " This fated sign their foundress Juno gave , Of a soil fruitful , and a people brave . Sidonian Dido here with solemn state Did Juno's temple build , and consecrate ...
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... head , and the famous trident , used for allaying tempests , in his hand . Homer represents him as issuing from the main , and in three steps crossing the horizon . The word Neptune is often used metaphorically by the poets , to signify ...
... head , and the famous trident , used for allaying tempests , in his hand . Homer represents him as issuing from the main , and in three steps crossing the horizon . The word Neptune is often used metaphorically by the poets , to signify ...
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... head above the main , Serene in majesty , —then rolled his eyes Around the space of earth , and seas , and skies . He saw the Trojan fleet dispersed , distressed , By stormy winds and wintry heaven oppressed . Full well the god his ...
... head above the main , Serene in majesty , —then rolled his eyes Around the space of earth , and seas , and skies . He saw the Trojan fleet dispersed , distressed , By stormy winds and wintry heaven oppressed . Full well the god his ...
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