The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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Page 34
... sacred fire , kindled by the rays of the sun , was kept perpetually burning under the direction and guardianship of the Vestal virgins , who were noble maidens , chosen from the first families in the empire , and devoted to the service ...
... sacred fire , kindled by the rays of the sun , was kept perpetually burning under the direction and guardianship of the Vestal virgins , who were noble maidens , chosen from the first families in the empire , and devoted to the service ...
Page 35
... sacred flame were permitted to expire , the event was regarded as portend- ing national calamities , and fasts were ordained to avert the evil . Vesta is generally represented sitting , to indicate that the earth is firmly placed ; her ...
... sacred flame were permitted to expire , the event was regarded as portend- ing national calamities , and fasts were ordained to avert the evil . Vesta is generally represented sitting , to indicate that the earth is firmly placed ; her ...
Page 36
... from their blest abodes , The venerable statues of the gods , With ancient Vesta from the sacred choir , The wreaths and relics of the immortal fire . Eneid , book 2 . 10 TO CERES . Ceres , the benevolent goddess , 336 VESTA .
... from their blest abodes , The venerable statues of the gods , With ancient Vesta from the sacred choir , The wreaths and relics of the immortal fire . Eneid , book 2 . 10 TO CERES . Ceres , the benevolent goddess , 336 VESTA .
Page 39
... her tell From whence she came , and why a sacred well . OVID'S Metamorphoses , book 5 . Here Arethusa stopped ; then Ceres takes Her golden car and yokes her fiery snakes ; With a just rein , along mid - heaven she CERES . 39.
... her tell From whence she came , and why a sacred well . OVID'S Metamorphoses , book 5 . Here Arethusa stopped ; then Ceres takes Her golden car and yokes her fiery snakes ; With a just rein , along mid - heaven she CERES . 39.
Page 42
... sacred to Mars , made after the model of one said to have fallen from heaven . His most celebrated temple was built by Augustus Cæsar , after the battle of Philippi . Mars is sometimes mentioned in the fables of the ancients by the ...
... sacred to Mars , made after the model of one said to have fallen from heaven . His most celebrated temple was built by Augustus Cæsar , after the battle of Philippi . Mars is sometimes mentioned in the fables of the ancients by the ...
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