The Gods of Homer and Virgil: Or, Mythology for ChildrenJoseph Thomas, 1837 - 210 pages |
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Page 146
... waters , it was usually con- sidered as the entrance to the infernal regions , and was said to be unfathomable . Here th ' innavigable lake extends , O'er whose unhappy waters , void of light , No bird presumes to steer his airy flight ...
... waters , it was usually con- sidered as the entrance to the infernal regions , and was said to be unfathomable . Here th ' innavigable lake extends , O'er whose unhappy waters , void of light , No bird presumes to steer his airy flight ...
Page 151
... water , and the doleful meaning of its name , it is generally classed with the rivers of hell . Colchis , a country of Asia , situated near the Euxine sea ; it is memorable for the expedition of the Argonauts in search of the golden ...
... water , and the doleful meaning of its name , it is generally classed with the rivers of hell . Colchis , a country of Asia , situated near the Euxine sea ; it is memorable for the expedition of the Argonauts in search of the golden ...
Page 152
... within A fathomless abyss of waters . Destinies , another name for the Fates . CALLIMACHUS . Destinies , whom Jove , All - wise , arrayed with honour . HESIOD . Dodona , a Grecian city , remarkable for containing an 152 SYNOPSIS .
... within A fathomless abyss of waters . Destinies , another name for the Fates . CALLIMACHUS . Destinies , whom Jove , All - wise , arrayed with honour . HESIOD . Dodona , a Grecian city , remarkable for containing an 152 SYNOPSIS .
Page 163
... waters caused an oblivion of all past events . Lethe's streams from secret springs below Rise to the light ; here , heavily and slow , The silent , dull , forgetful waters flow . LUCAN . Lares , or Penates , household gods , sons of ...
... waters caused an oblivion of all past events . Lethe's streams from secret springs below Rise to the light ; here , heavily and slow , The silent , dull , forgetful waters flow . LUCAN . Lares , or Penates , household gods , sons of ...
Page 165
... water - lily . Lotis , fixing here , became A flowery plant , which still preserves her name . Lyceum , the school in which Aristotle taught philosophy . OVID . Libya , a country in the north of Africa , famous for its immense deserts ...
... water - lily . Lotis , fixing here , became A flowery plant , which still preserves her name . Lyceum , the school in which Aristotle taught philosophy . OVID . Libya , a country in the north of Africa , famous for its immense deserts ...
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