The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 13
Page 78
Or, Mythology for Children. The venerable judge was seated high On his own hill , that seemed to touch the sky . Above the whispering trees his head he rears , From their incumb'ring boughs to free his ears ; A wreath of oak alone his ...
Or, Mythology for Children. The venerable judge was seated high On his own hill , that seemed to touch the sky . Above the whispering trees his head he rears , From their incumb'ring boughs to free his ears ; A wreath of oak alone his ...
Page 82
... seated in a rose - coloured chariot , drawn by white horses , and preceding Phoebus , or the sun , for whom she opens the gates of the east . At her approach , Somnus and Nox , together with the stars of night , hide themselves as she ...
... seated in a rose - coloured chariot , drawn by white horses , and preceding Phoebus , or the sun , for whom she opens the gates of the east . At her approach , Somnus and Nox , together with the stars of night , hide themselves as she ...
Page 99
... of riches , was the son of Ceres and Jason : the care of his infancy devolved upon the goddess Fortuna , who is therefore sometimes drawn with him seated in her lap G 2 PLUTUS . 99 To thee their vows rough Germans pay, ...
... of riches , was the son of Ceres and Jason : the care of his infancy devolved upon the goddess Fortuna , who is therefore sometimes drawn with him seated in her lap G 2 PLUTUS . 99 To thee their vows rough Germans pay, ...
Page 100
Or, Mythology for Children. is therefore sometimes drawn with him seated in her lap , to intimate the connection between them . This god appears to have been of Grecian origin , but was also known and wor- shipped at Rome . He is ...
Or, Mythology for Children. is therefore sometimes drawn with him seated in her lap , to intimate the connection between them . This god appears to have been of Grecian origin , but was also known and wor- shipped at Rome . He is ...
Page 188
... seated on a throne at the entrance of the Elysian fields . Awful Rhadamanthus rules the state : He hears and judges each committed crime , Inquires into the manner , place , and time . The conscious wretch must all his acts reveal ...
... seated on a throne at the entrance of the Elysian fields . Awful Rhadamanthus rules the state : He hears and judges each committed crime , Inquires into the manner , place , and time . The conscious wretch must all his acts reveal ...
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