The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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Page 31
... became his bride . This god was known by the names of Orcus , Agelastus , and Clytopoeon ; but temples and statues were not erected to him as to the other superior gods , as he was considered malevolent and. PLUTO . 31.
... became his bride . This god was known by the names of Orcus , Agelastus , and Clytopoeon ; but temples and statues were not erected to him as to the other superior gods , as he was considered malevolent and. PLUTO . 31.
Page 34
... temple to her honour , where the 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 ...
... temple to her honour , where the 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 ...
Page 35
... temple of Vesta , while he thus conjures him to leave Troy , as the city was fated to destruction . " O , goddess born ! escape by timely flight , The flames and horrors of this fatal night , The foes already have possessed the wall ...
... temple of Vesta , while he thus conjures him to leave Troy , as the city was fated to destruction . " O , goddess born ! escape by timely flight , The flames and horrors of this fatal night , The foes already have possessed the wall ...
Page 42
... temple was built by Augustus Cæsar , after the battle of Philippi . Mars is sometimes mentioned in the fables of the ancients by the names of Quirinus , Mavors , and Gradivus ; he is often represented as a warrior , clad in armour , and ...
... temple was built by Augustus Cæsar , after the battle of Philippi . Mars is sometimes mentioned in the fables of the ancients by the names of Quirinus , Mavors , and Gradivus ; he is often represented as a warrior , clad in armour , and ...
Page 46
... temples were erected to her honour in Phoenicia , Egypt , Italy , Sicily , Gaul , and Greece ; and the Parthenon , at Athens , ( or rather the ruins of it , ) still remains as a monument of the high veneration in which she was held in ...
... temples were erected to her honour in Phoenicia , Egypt , Italy , Sicily , Gaul , and Greece ; and the Parthenon , at Athens , ( or rather the ruins of it , ) still remains as a monument of the high veneration in which she was held in ...
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