ht with heavy mix’d. But God, or Nature, while they thus contend,
To
these intestine discords put an end: Then earth f
represented at the moment that he assigned to each element its place.
To
create the light of day, he repelled all the dark
e, and from his kingdom drive The cruel parent; for to him ’tis given
To
rule the gods, and mount the throne of heaven.”
the present day, he is never drawn without these accompaniments. “
To
one that marks the quick and certain round Of yea
s far above the lowly bound Of pride that perishes: and leads the eye
To
loftier objects and diviner ends; A tranquil stre
ts, to intimate that the earth gives aliment to all living creatures.
To
her daughter, who presided over the fiery element
enalty! Vestal. The grave — a living grave — thou meanst it not —
To
ope my eyes in th’ ever during dark, To breathe a
grave — thou meanst it not — To ope my eyes in th’ ever during dark,
To
breathe a thick and frightful atmosphere, Drawn f
s me suddenly from earth; But to be wrapt in clay, and yet not of it,
To
feel the earth crumbling around my brow, To scent
clay, and yet not of it, To feel the earth crumbling around my brow,
To
scent its foul and noisome atmosphere, Is more th
ias strong as mountain oak, With bold Encelædas, to heaven who strove
To
dart the trees, uprooted, from the grove: Fo
thus subjecting him to a never dying torture. ———— “Awful sufferer!
To
thee unwilling, most unwillingly I come, by the g
ing, most unwillingly I come, by the great Father’s will driven down,
To
execute a doom of new revenge. Alas! I pity thee,
another: so are we, As from the rose which the pale priestess kneels
To
gather for a festal crown of flowers, The aërial
mother night. Pro. I laugh your power, and his who sent you here,
To
lowest scorn. Pour forth the cup of pain. Fir
d told to Mulciber his will, And smiling bade him his command fulfil;
To
use his greatest art, his nicest care, To frame a
ade him his command fulfil; To use his greatest art, his nicest care,
To
frame a creature exquisitely fair; To temper well
greatest art, his nicest care, To frame a creature exquisitely fair;
To
temper well the clay with water, then To add the
a creature exquisitely fair; To temper well the clay with water, then
To
add the vigour and the voice of men; To let her f
ell the clay with water, then To add the vigour and the voice of men;
To
let her first in virgin lustre shine, In form a g
ious skill to train the maid Bids her the secrets of the loom impart,
To
cast a curious thread with happy heart; And golde
performed the task assigned, With every female art adorned her mind;
To
her the Beauties and the Graces join, Around her
uties and the Graces join, Around her person, lo! the diamonds shine.
To
deck her brows the fair tressed seasons bring, A
glory what in life you owe. Fame is at least by heavenly promise due,
To
life so short, and now dishonoured too. Avenge th
reat, for ever king, Who slew the earth-born race, and measures right
To
heaven’s great habitants. Swift growth and wondro
realm, accountable to thee, Great ruler of the world; these only have
To
speak and be obeyed; to those are given Assistant
and be obeyed; to those are given Assistant days to ripen the design;
To
some whole months; revolving years to some; Other
er in his sooty car away. Far she behind her leaves her virgin train;
To
them too cries, and cries to them in vain. And wh
en strive to look into! Thou power which dost elude all human search!
To
thee alone is given the right to gaze Into the fa
is all into a laurel gone, The smoothness of her skin remains alone;
To
whom the God: “Because thou canst not be My mistr
of love, and sought to please Clymene, who was the mother of Phaeton.
To
this nymph succeeded the chaste Castalia, whom he
hore, all joyful in the choir, And Erato, to love whose lays inspire;
To
these Thalia and Polymnia join, Urania and Callio
ars left off begetting kings. This Midas knew, and durst communicate,
To
none but to his wife his ears of state: One must
usted, and he thought her fit, As passing prudent, and a parlous wit.
To
this sagacious confessor he went, And told her wh
r’s brink she laid her head, And, as a bittern sounds within a reed, ‘
To
thee alone, oh! lake,’ she said, ‘I tell, And as
sparkling fountains, Chased by the wanton Orcades.” Barry Cornwall.
To
evince her detestation of the crime, her divine m
ghted by thy vestal torch, Till in some Latmian cave I see thee creep
To
catch the young Endymion asleep, Leaving thy sple
day, Sickens in thought, and pines herself away. ……………………………………………………
To
her relief the blooming Bacchus ran, And with him
pery folds of serpents shine, Others apart, perform the rites divine.
To
wicked men denied. These, tabors take, These in t
intoxication, they slew their host, and threw him into a deep well.
To
expiate his crime, the Icarian games were institu
, Erigone took the sign of the Virgin, and Mera that of the Dog-star.
To
console himself for his loss, the God of the Grap
aces all on flame; All madly dancing through the pleasant valley,
To
scare thee, melancholy! O then, o then, thou wast
him through kingdoms wide: Come hither, lady fair, and joined be,
To
our wild minstrelsy! “Whence came ye, jolly Saty
ss cups and chirping mirth, Come hither lady fair, and joined be,
To
our mad minstrelsy. “Over wide streams and mount
the vine-wreathed crown; I saw parched Abyssinia rouse and sing,
To
the silver cymbal’s ring! I saw the whelming vint
load the bending vine, And the last blessings of the year are thine;
To
thee his joys the jolly autumn owes, While the fe
r her illegitimate children. “In this was every art and every charm,
To
win the wisest, and the coldest warm, Kind love,
by the goddess of Persuasion. ———— “ Phidias his keen chisel swayed
To
carve the marble of the matchless maid, That all
red by the waves around: And here she walks, endowed with every grace
To
charm, the goddess blooming in her face; Her look
, thrown by angry Jove Sheer o’er the chrystal battlements: from morn
To
noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, A summer’s d
like steps, I lay thee by — Bring me a hundred reeds of decent growth
To
make a pipe for my capacious mouth —” Gay. Insé
ps two female forms uphold, That moved and breathed in animated gold.
To
whom was voice, and sense, and science given Of w
Stole round her bosom pale! “Falling waters afar were heard,
To
lull the slumb’ring fair: Yet ever and aye, her s
folds of her azure vest Kissed with its fragrant mouth.” Anon.
To
one so jealous as Venus, this homage paid to Psyc
ions from the realms above, Descending Cupid seeks the Cyprian grove;
To
his wide arms enamoured Psyche springs And clasps
he dreary prospect wears; Nought thro’ the vast horizon meets her eye
To
calm the dismal tumult of her fears, No trace of
age to the God of love, in the presence of the celestial inhabitants.
To
use the elegant language of Mr. Keightley, “Th
By but a sleeping child? “I went then forth into the world,
To
see what might be there; And there I heard a voic
. “And what the sorrow, then I asked. Can thus the warrior move,
To
scorn his meed of victory? They told me it wa
ck hearts’ left to brood. “I marked the haughty spirit’s strife,
To
rend its bonds in vain: Again I heard the cause o
orches, in which men on foot, and afterwards on horseback, contended.
To
celebrate these festivals, also, the maidens divi
rts, it was no more than a piece of clock-work which moved of itself.
To
its possession, was attached the safety of the ci
nt of Mars against his favourite daughter, and thus upbraided him: “‘
To
me, perfidious! this lamenting strain, Of lawless
l bucklers, supposed to be sacred, and to have fallen from the skies.
To
him was consecrated the cock, because it was vigi
at gave these gods A name and office! Is he not glorious? Rivers.
To
my poor thought, there’s that within his glance S
ce dare meet it. Evadne. It is your studious nature, yet methinks
To
gaze upon that proud and haughty form, To think u
udious nature, yet methinks To gaze upon that proud and haughty form,
To
think upon the glorious deeds of war, The pomp an
d, o’er Helicon who reigns, O’er spacious Ægæ’s wide extended plains;
To
whom the gods, with equal skill concede, To guide
æ’s wide extended plains; To whom the gods, with equal skill concede,
To
guide the bark and tame the fiery steed,” Horace
dominion. Thy bright team Gulfs in the morning light, and scuds along
To
bring thee nearer to that golden song Apollo si
ed that large front: yet now, As newly come of heaven, dost thou sit,
To
blend and inter-knit Sudued majesty with this gla
f perpetual celibacy; and had by him, Triton, one of the sea deities.
To
the story of Neptune, may be attached the beautif
r cave to share My joy, and kiss her willing forehead fair.” Keats.
To
him was consecrated the horse, and in his honour
’erthrown, But all is not thine own! “
To
thee the love of woman hath gone down, Dark flow
where We may in after times repair, With heavy heart and weeping eye,
To
sing songs to her memory?” Barry Cornwall. From
onfess, unable to conceal, From the first moment of his vital breath,
To
his last year of unrepenting death.” Amongst the
rew about her streams, And there by chance was gathering as she stood
To
view the boy —” Ovid. Hermaphroditus continued
s of the barbarous hordes, And by the Palæstia taught him of the wild
To
be gentle, and graceful, and meek as a child. Tho
e golden-stringed lyre; I hail thee the patron of craft and of guile,
To
laugh while you grieve, to deceive while you smil
Ilion, the city of Troy. O Hermes, ’tis thou who conductest the blest
To
the seats where their souls shall for ever exist,
lavished all her affections, but who unfortunately returned them not.
To
whom is not the tale of the self-slain Narcissus
r with nought of pride, Drooping its beauty o’er the watery clearness
To
woo its own sweet image unto nearness; Deaf to li
leni, and Sylvans, and Fauns, And the nymphs of woods, and waves,
To
the edge of the moist river lawns, And the br
y Circe into a woodpecker. “Faunus who lov’st, thro’ woodland glade,
To
pursue the Sylvan maid, Pass propitious now, I pr
onverted into yellow gold:’ He had his wish: but yet the god repined,
To
think the fool no better wish could find. But the
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To
them were offered the first fruits of everything,
Some star, that shone beneath thy tread, Raising its amorous head
To
kiss those matchless feet, And all heaven’s h
r to prepare her chariot, and to harness her peacocks, when required.
To
her was granted the power of restoring to age the
o fear, But with strength of black locks, and with eyes azure bright,
To
grow to large manhood of merciful might, He came,
ks in my love, and down bent And lifted him up in my arms with intent
To
kiss him — but he cruel — kindly alas! Held out t
ing boughs o’ershade, They sat; and summoned by the bridegroom, came,
To
mix with those, the Lapythæan name: ——————— The r
tumnus took a thousand shapes to influence the success of his suit. “
To
gain access, a thousand ways he tries Oft in the
wreaths on Italian plains: But it is not for me in my hour of bloom,
To
speak of the ruin or the tomb. I have looked o’e
y thro’ the starry time, In the groves of the soft Hesperian clime,
To
the swan’s wild note by the Iceland lakes, When t
ld Autumn in the misty morn, Stand shadowless like silence, listening
To
silence, for no lonely bird would sing Into his h
t is prest Like tearful Proserpine, snatched from her flowers
To
a most gloomy breast. Where is the pride of Summe
rehead, and a face of care; — There is enough of withered every where
To
make her bower, — and enough of gloom; There is e
of chilly droppings for her bowl, Enough of fear and shadowy despair,
To
frame her cloudy prison for the soul.” Hood. Wi
crown, A ripe sheaf bound her zone. But howling Winter fled afar,
To
hills that prop the polar star, And loves on deer
hill the wanderer’s bosom bare, Nor freeze the wretch’s falling tear.
To
shuddering want’s unmantled bed, Thy horror-breat
r the dark brown Danube roars. Oh, winds of Winter! list ye there
To
many a deep and dying groan; Or start, ye demons
he waves, consent to wed, A son you’ll have, the terror of the field,
To
whom, in fame and power, his sire shall yield.’ J
art than nature seem to rise. A bridled dolphin, oft fair Thetis bore
To
this her loved retreat, her favourite shore: Here
onymous with change. Thus “The Proteus lover woos his playful bride,
To
win the fair he tries a thousand forms, Basks on
ately dirge’s tone; For a chief, with sword and shield, and helm,
To
his place of slumber’s gone. “Thou art come
tead of assisting him, tried to win his love to herself tho’ in vain.
To
punish her rival, Circe poured the juice of poiso
in the unquiet, unsafe halls of Fame Doth Happiness abide!” ——————— “
To
your Household Gods Return, for by their altars,
t charmed the silent air; In vain the wild bird carolled on the steep
To
hail the sun, slow wheeling from the deep; In v
on mask, or midnight ball, Or serenade, which the starved lover sings
To
his proud fair, best quitted with disdain.” Milt
joy is thine, And many a virtue comes
To
join thy happy train. Parent of every bliss, the
nd restrained By hard necessity, but comes to please,
To
vary the still hour Of tranquil h
ws near, And leads his willing slaves
To
wear thy flowery chain.” Southey. “Hymen, late
e to ignorance, but love: Your life I’ll guard, and only crave of you
To
swear once more — and to your oath be true.’ He s
ke statues stand, While he their dewlap strokes with soothing hand;
To
unknown yokes their brawny necks they yield, And
r surmounting all the past; That enterprize by fate in store was kept
To
make the dragon sleep, that never slept, Whose cr
the purchase of his toil, Proud of his royal bride, the richer spoil,
To
sea both prize and patroness he bore, And lands t
her vengeance braved By him, her beauties won, her virtues saved. “
To
the stern King of Ghosts she next applied. And ge
estroy me, rolled their spires Within my cradle. When my age advanced
To
youth’s fresh bloom, why should I say what toils
ting from the sword I slew. These and a thousand other toils endured,
To
the dark regions of the dead I went, To drag the
thousand other toils endured, To the dark regions of the dead I went,
To
drag the triple headed dog to light, That guards
misery shall I come, I ween. The earth will cry aloud, forbidding me
To
touch her soil, to pass its waves, the sea, And e
I have been happy. Why therefore should I live? What blessing were it
To
gain a useless and unhallowed life?” After his r
nge his dying breast forsook, His garment, in the reeking purple dyed
To
rouse love’s passion, he presents the bride.” Ov
as trusts her future woes; With soft endearment she the boy commands,
To
bear the garment to her husband’s hands. Th’ unwi
and huge bones he bares. (A ghastly sight!) or raging with his pain,
To
rend the sick’ning plague, he tugs in vain. As th
ecreeing that all who came should present him with a beautiful horse.
To
this feast Perseus was invited, Polydectes being
which the wealth of the remaining guests could enable them to offer.
To
a high spirited man this was unbearable, and unab
them on th’ Hesperian shore: Then begged to rest, till Lucifer begun
To
wake the morn, the morn to wake the sun. Here
ring monster of the sea, That, ready with his jaws wide gaping stood,
To
eat my child, the fairest of my blood. You lost h
bear his prize away. By service gained, by promised faith possessed;
To
him I owe it, that my age is blest Still with a c
as to defend my wife, First pledged to me; what crime could I suppose
To
arm my friends, and vindicate my spouse? ’Twas th
pirit: how fine his form, Gigantic! moulded like the race that strove
To
take Jove’s heaven by storm, and scare him from O
dne, thee did he desert, And heartless left thee on the Naiad’s shore
To
languish. This is he who dared to roam The world
ur tale: he proved untrue — This ever has been woman’s fate, to love,
To
know one summer day of happiness, And then to be
lady! — Phæ. Would that that duty, were in pleasing me; Hip.
To
please you, lady, were my highest wish, To gain y
e in pleasing me; Hip. To please you, lady, were my highest wish,
To
gain your love, my highest privilege. Phæ. To
re my highest wish, To gain your love, my highest privilege. Phæ.
To
gain my love? Hip. Aye, madam! Phæ. Hippo
Hip. I’ll hear no more! Mother! I leave thee, and I pray the gods
To
visit not on thee, this awful crime!’” Racine.
r to remember that I stood Before her as thy son, and did entreat her
To
come back to the straight path of her duty. T
dawning day, He stopped — looked back — (what cannot love persuade?)
To
take one view of the unhappy maid. His longing ey
e view of the unhappy maid. His longing eyes impatient backward cast,
To
catch a lover’s look — but looked his last: Her
ensate rocks could wound, Ah Gods! how moving was the mournful sight,
To
see the fleeting soul now take its flight!” Dryd
g soul — ’twas but a thought That owned the summer loveliness of life
To
him a worthy offering — so she stood Wrapt in bri
I should quit the path. Most narrow was the place, and scarce allowed
To
one, free passage. I was incensed At his deportme
ust I ask for ever? For what end? Why gave she thee her child? Phor.
To
murder it. Œd. O more than savage! murder her ow
and oh! the hated light, What did you force me back to curse the day,
To
curse my friends, to blast with this dark breath
blast with this dark breath The yet untainted earth and circling air?
To
raise new plagues and call new vengeance down, Wh
the Furies until he retired to Arcadia, where he married Alphisibaus.
To
fill up the measure of his crimes, he repudiated
hy hate, thy rage, thy sword, All, all, on me let fall, on me alone!’
To
speak and leap with fury to the charge Were actio
s sword he onward thrust: The hovering furies guide the reckless blow
To
pierce the bosom of Eteocles. He falls — upon his
f Priam, King of Troy, was one of the numerous visitors at his court.
To
this prince Venus had promised the possession of
. A third time as he lay I gored him with a wound; a grateful present
To
the stern god that in the realms below Reigns o’e
no blood is in its veins, No God requires it here; here are no wrongs
To
vindicate, no realms to overthrow. You standing a
chiefs o’erthrown, So many lives effused, expires his own.” Homer.
To
avenge the death of his comrade in arms, Achilles
s glittered in the flood, Raised high his arm and with prophetic call
To
shrinking realms announced her fated fall; Whirle
hsayer, had informed him that he should be killed by one of his sons.
To
prevent this misery, he determined to forsake the
the table among the festal company, the apple, with the inscription, “
To
the most beautiful.” This apple was the origin of
watery palaces, and coral caves, Her home, and all immortal company,
To
dwell with him, a simple shepherd boy.” Barry Co
d thou, my slave. Earth born and base, thou — thou whom I could shake
To
atoms, as the tempest scatters abroad The sea-san
iving a disdain for her who had so quickly given herself to his arms.
To
a mind like Sappho’s, finely wrought, as that of
re reflected; while garments of a costly price clothe his noble form.
To
him are consecrated the eagle, the hawk, and the
ctrine of metempsychosis, the spirit passes from one form to another.
To
be born, is to appear under a new shape; to die,
mmends ten precepts, which are, — 1. Not to kill. 2. Not to steal. 3.
To
be chaste. 4. Not to bear false testimony. 5. Not
to bear false testimony. 5. Not to speak untruly. 6. Not to swear. 7.
To
avoid all impure words. 8. To be disinterested. 9
t to speak untruly. 6. Not to swear. 7. To avoid all impure words. 8.
To
be disinterested. 9. To forgive injuries. 10. Not
ot to swear. 7. To avoid all impure words. 8. To be disinterested. 9.
To
forgive injuries. 10. Not to be superstitious. Th
there would love to dwell, Alone and unapproachable.” Southey.
To
perform their ablutions in its waters, to die on
y Brahmins’ lay be sung! And when thy glory spreads his emerald wings
To
waft thee high above the tower of kings,
blessed or joyless lovers, Thy mildest influence to thy bard impart,
To
warm, but not consume his heart.” Sir W. Jones.
too, brings her world so nigh, That when the night-seer looks
To
that shadowless orb, in a vernal sky, He
s orb, in a vernal sky, He can number its hills and brooks. “
To
the Sun god all our hearts and lyres By d
ose strength was such that their father, Uranus, greatly feared them.
To
prevent their ever-making use of it against him,
le without investigating the real contents of the shapeless bundle. “
To
th’ imperial son of Heaven, Whilom the king of go
necessary that his father should remain unconscious of his existence.
To
ensure this, Rhea entrusted her babe to the tende
ns as a constellation, a brilliant reward for her kind ministrations.
To
prevent Jupiter’s cries being heard in Olympus, t
heaven and earth and main: Strive all, of mortal and immortal birth,
To
drag, by this, the Thunderer down to earth Ye str
, earth, and sea, and resolved to divide the power with his brothers.
To
avoid quarrels and recriminations, he portioned t
im solemnly vow he would punish the unhappy Prometheus without mercy.
To
seize the offender in his mighty grasp, bear him
rated the long-suffering god. “Thy godlike crime was to be kind,
To
render with thy precepts less The sum of huma
om hence with veiled heads, and cast your mothers’ bones behind you!”
To
obey such a command seemed sacrilegious in the ex
d and fell on a solemn occasion, and was forced to resign her office.
To
replace her, the father of the gods was obliged t
father of the gods was obliged to go in quest of another cup-bearer.
To
facilitate his search, he assumed the form of an
he beheld a youth of marvellous beauty, alone on a neighbouring hill.
To
swoop down, catch him up in his mighty talons, an
ke Ganymede, most beautiful Of men; the gods beheld and caught him up
To
heaven, so beautiful was he, to pour The wine to
ection, and therefore generally adopted the precaution of a disguise.
To
win Europa, the fair daughter of Agenor, for inst
in a few minutes disappeared from view, so rapidly did he swim away.
To
reassure the frightened girl, the bull now spoke
ldings to rise up out of the ground, all complete, and ready for use.
To
reward Cadmus for his loving and painstaking sear
but Minerva and Neptune were left to contend for the coveted honour.
To
settle the quarrel without evincing any partialit
t acknowledge her gift the most serviceable, and award her the prize.
To
commemorate this victory over her rival, Minerva,
the very first glance Arachne was forced to acknowledge her failure.
To
be thus outstripped, after all her proud boasts,
no’s jealousy had been aroused by Jupiter’s preference for her rival.
To
avenge herself, she banished Latona to earth, and
o had Pure taste by right divine, Decreed his singing not too bad
To
hear between the cups of wine: “And so, well ple
th to enjoy the society of a youth of mortal birth, named Hyacinthus.
To
pass the time agreeably, the friends began a game
ond aid, and in a few seconds breathed his last in his friend’s arms.
To
keep some reminder of the departed, Apollo change
irmament, Fondles the flower.” Keats. The Story of Cyparissus
To
divert his mind from the mournful fate of Hyacint
it cool his heated brow. “A hunter once in that grove reclin’d,
To
shun the noon’s bright eye, And oft he woo’d the
shun the noon’s bright eye, And oft he woo’d the wandering wind,
To
cool his brow with its sigh. While mute lay ev’n
ived the rejected flute sailing gently down the stream past his feet.
To
seize the instrument and convey it to his lips wa
lone the south wind knew, By summer hid in green reeds’ jointed cells
To
wait imprisoned for the south wind’s spells, From
the mountain-tops, that freeze, Bow themselves when he did sing:
To
his music plants and flowers Ever sprung; as sun
and to her fond husband’s care. “Hell consented
To
hear the Poet’s prayer: Stern Proserpine rele
his lore, And all the raging seas for joy forgot to rore.” Spenser.
To
commemorate this miracle, the gods placed Arion’s
aid the angry sire, While his eyes flashed volumes of fury and fire, ‘
To
prove your reviler an infamous liar, I swear I wi
d to his sister’s infatuation. He therefore summoned her to his side.
To
divert her suspicions, he began to talk of archer
all gracious gifts bestow, Which decke the body or adorne the mynde,
To
make them lovely or well-favoured show; As comely
o each degree and kynde We should our selves demeane, to low, to hie,
To
friends, to foes; which skill men call Civility.’
Adonis from death’s embrace, or allow her to share his lot in Hades.
To
allow Beauty to desert the earth was not possible
nd she longed to die, too, that she might not be parted from Leander.
To
hasten their meeting, she threw herself into the
with naught of pride, Drooping its beauty o’er the watery clearness,
To
woo its own sad image into nearness: Deaf to ligh
ion of putting an end to the life she could no longer enjoy in peace.
To
achieve this purpose, Psyche painfully toiled up
nions from the realms above Descending Cupid seeks the Cyprian grove;
To
his wide arms enamour’d Psyche springs, And clasp
er’s courtship of Io, the peerless daughter of the river god Inachus.
To
avoid Juno’s recriminations, Jupiter had carried
d of Lemnos. “From morn
To
noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, A summer’s d
ted his halting footsteps. “Two golden statues like in form and look
To
living maidens, aided with firm gait The monarch’
who, having sworn never to marry, contemptuously dismissed his suit.
To
console Vulcan for this rebuff, and at the same t
a glow of beauty in his eyes, That it enforc’d me to bid sad farewell
To
all my empire.” Keats. Laomedon and Hesione
ated everything within his reach, and inspired all with great terror.
To
save themselves from the awful death which threat
ominion. Thy bright team Gulphs in the morning light, and scuds along
To
bring thee nearer to that golden song Apollo sing
w’d that large front: yet now, As newly come of heaven, dost thou sit
To
blend and interknit Subdued majesty with this gla
ssible feat to get out again if one were rash enough to venture in. “
To
the shades you go a down-hill, easy way; But to r
to return and re-enjoy the day, This is a work, a labour!” Virgil.
To
prevent all mortals from entering, and all spirit
ytus, named of lamentation loud Heard on the rueful stream.” Homer.
To
separate this section from the remainder of his r
ty soul within the burning gates Of Tartarus compel, or send the good
To
inhabit, with eternal health and peace, The valle
es, impenetrably strong. In vain would men, in vain would gods essay,
To
hew the beams of adamant away. Here rose an iron
eir daggers and slew their mates. “Danaus arm’d each daughter’s hand
To
stain with blood the bridal bed.” Euripides ( Po
he extensive peninsula, the Peloponnesus, which still bears his name.
To
punish the inhuman Tantalus, the gods then sent h
ool, with horny hoofs to pass O’er hollow arches of resounding brass,
To
rival thunder in its rapid course, And imitate in
ightway determined to have her revenge, and punish her fickle spouse.
To
accomplish this successfully, she assumed the fac
en, mounted on a pale flash of lightning, he darted back to Semele. “
To
keep his promise he ascends, and shrouds His awfu
purporting that Bacchus had better remain outside of the city gates.
To
avenge this insult, Bacchus inspired the Theban w
fiery coal-black steeds. Pluto and Proserpina. Ludovisi Museum.
To
ascertain whence these sounds proceeded, the god
Received thee wandering.” Orphic Hymn. Ceres and Triptolemus
To
avoid recognition, she had assumed the appearance
d her dainty fairness now, Circling about her waist, and striving how
To
entice her to a dive! then stealing in Between he
s, with which Olympic maids Have decked his current, an offering meet
To
lay at Arethusa’s shining feet. Think when at las
rth doth bloom, thou’lt come From gloomy darkness back — a mighty joy
To
gods and mortal men.” Homeric Hymn. Ceres, happ
one. Lord Leighton. By Permission of the Fine Art Society, Limited.
To
commemorate her long search for her daughter, Cer
ch she disposed of a bowl of gruel offered by some charitable person.
To
punish the boy for his rudeness, Ceres flung the
ion she had overheard between him and one of his numerous mistresses.
To
punish her, and at the same time prevent further
ed the beach, than the waves washed her husband’s corpse to her feet.
To
endure life without him seemed too great a task f
ent disposition, and peace and quiet were utterly impossible to them.
To
prevent their causing serious disasters, he there
noyances, and to prevent his enjoying any lasting peace or happiness.
To
achieve this purpose, she first extorted from Jup
with firm disdain Braved the soft smiles of Pleasure’s harlot train;
To
valiant toils his forceful limbs assign’d, And ga
ay, he saw seven other heads suddenly spring from the bleeding stump.
To
prevent a repetition of this unpleasant miracle,
hen sufficiently fat, executed, and served up in his horses’ mangers.
To
punish Diomedes for this long-continued barbarity
, during the night, the loathsome giant Cacus stole some of his cows.
To
punish him for this theft Hercules forced his way
und with adamantine chains, and still a prey to the ravenous vulture.
To
spring up the mountain-side, kill the cruel bird,
try in great flocks, and sometimes alighted to devour their harvests.
To
guard against these constant inroads, the Pygmies
ast, to Pluto’s drear abode Through the dark jaws of Tænarus he went,
To
drag the triple-headed dog to light.” Euripides
mount upon his broad back. “The hoary centaur, who was wont for hire
To
bear the traveller o’er the rapid flood Of deep E
r the success of her venture. “I only wish the charm may be of power
To
win Alcides from this virgin’s love, And bring hi
eavy burden lost in death. High Olympus gives harmonious greeting
To
the hall where reigns his sire adored; Youth’s br
beauty, resolved to go down and converse with her for a little while.
To
avoid being seen, he changed himself into a golde
ower mysterious to congeal And from life’s blood its warmth to steal,
To
petrify the mortal clay In its first gleam of wil
fast to an overhanging rock. This maiden was the princess Andromeda.
To
atone for the vanity of her mother, Cassiopeia, w
rseus discovered that a usurper had claimed his grandfather’s throne.
To
hurl the unlawful claimant from his exalted seat,
n Perseus was playing quoits, he accidentally killed his grandfather.
To
remain at Argos, haunted by the memory of this in
then she knew him, and foresaw that he had come to demand his rights.
To
prevent his making known claims which might inter
, and swore an eternal friendship. The Centaurs and the Lapithæ
To
show his devotion to this newly won friend, These
d Pirithous soon found himself, like Theseus, a disconsolate widower.
To
avoid similar bereavement in future, they both re
ution of the power he had so unjustly seized. Phryxus and Helle
To
surrender power and wealth, and return to obscuri
hings ever to be true to his word, he resolved to depart for Colchis.
To
secure Juno’s assistance, he began by visiting he
who were all glad to undertake the perilous journey to lands unknown.
To
speed them on their way, Juno then bargained with
ehalf, and restore him to the vigour and beauty of his early manhood.
To
gratify Jason, Medea called all her magic into pl
d He should be slain by his own son.” Sophocles ( Francklin’s tr.).
To
prevent the fulfilment of this dreadful prophecy,
ere the mis’ries it denounc’d Against me; ’twas my fate, Apollo said,
To
wed my mother, to produce a race Accursed and abh
ner saw the brilliant flower, than he stretched out his little hands.
To
please him, the fond mother plucked it and gave i
(Laughed while he sate by the river!), ‘The only way since gods began
To
make sweet music they could succeed.’ Then, dropp
gan to explore the depths of the sea. “‘I plung’d for life or death.
To
interknit One’s senses with so dense a breathing
as, of course, turned upon the golden fruit, whereon the inscription “
To
the fairest” was clearly traced. All the ladies w
in her extended palm. “Ere yet her speech was finished, he consign’d
To
her soft hand the fruit of burnished rind; And fo
“This was cause To Tyndarus her father of much doubt,
To
give, or not to give her, and how best To make go
s her father of much doubt, To give, or not to give her, and how best
To
make good fortune his: at length this thought Occ
swore to make the Greeks rue the day they left their native shores, “
To
give Achilles honour and to cause Myriads of Gree
ppy one, who soon must be Thy widow. All the Greeks will rush on thee
To
take thy life. A happier lot were mine, If I must
thy labours there, — The web, the distaff, — and command thy maids
To
speed the work. The cares of war pertain To all m
— and command thy maids To speed the work. The cares of war pertain
To
all men born in Troy, and most to me.’” Homer (
el with the illustrious chiefs, Nor to the war, but suffered idleness
To
eat his heart away; for well he loved Clamour and
covering the body, which they then reverently bore to Achilles’ tent.
To
console Achilles for his friend’s death, Thetis e
Deserted and forlorn he lies; No friend or fellow-mourner there,
To
soothe his sorrows, and divide his care; Or seek
tes and keep him there, a lasting monument of their hard-won triumph.
To
the unbounded joy of the long-besieged Trojans, t
ithin sight of Ismarus, the home of the worthy and wealthy Ciconians.
To
increase the riches he was carrying home, he prop
f that enchanted stem, Laden with flower and fruit, whereof they gave
To
each, but whose did receive of them, And taste, t
sunrise would behold him wasting still.” Theocritus ( Hunt’s tr.).
To
induce Galatea to leave the salt sea waves and li
ared to let them go forth, as-usual, in search of their morning meal.
To
prevent the Greeks escaping, he rolled the stone
pass out last of all. “‘My favourite ram, how art thou now the last
To
leave the cave? It hath not been thy wont To let
ow art thou now the last To leave the cave? It hath not been thy wont
To
let the sheep go first, but thou didst come Earli
hy own guilty deeds returned Upon thee. Cruel one! who didst not fear
To
eat the strangers sheltered by thy roof, Jove and
es’ temporary absences, caught and slew some of the sun-god’s cattle.
To
the general amazement and terror, the meat lowed
n scorn, until Telemachus bade them let the old man try his strength.
To
the amazement of all, Ulysses easily performed th
tting well in order, smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To
sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the
mper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To
strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.’” Te
Æolus! since the Sire of all Has made the wind obey thy call
To
raise or lay the foam, A race I hate now ploughs
impatient of delay, finally sent Mercury to remind Æneas of his duty.
To
avoid Dido’s tears and recriminations, the hero k
t as Æneas, had determined to lure her favourite away from the field.
To
compass this, she assumed the form of Æneas, chal
own in the hands of the Trojans. “Go: my last charge to Turnus tell,
To
haste with succour, and repel The Trojans from th
e most abstract phenomena, as persons with human parts and passions.”
To
the savage, “sun, moon, and stars are persons, bu
is, phenomena of the sunshine, the clouds, rain, winds, fire, &c.
To
make their process of reasoning plain, it should
y succession of the seasons in obedience to laws that know no change.
To
the Greeks and Romans, there was a time more remo
may be termed a story whose origin can never be known with certainty.
To
most people it has the same significance as a fab
most precious treasure of the king, his only son and heir, Absyrtus.
To
delay the pursuit, Medea slew her little brother,
was a river god, and the rival of Hercules in his love for Deianeira.
To
decide who should have the bride, Hercules and Ac
lous of him, and he requested Jupiter to kill him with a thunderbolt.
To
revenge his son’s death Apollo slew the Cyclops w
ong been known as the “Twelve Labors of Hercules.” They were: First,
To
slay the Nemean Lion. Second, To destroy the Hyd
rs of Hercules.” They were: First, To slay the Nemean Lion. Second,
To
destroy the Hydra which infested the marshes of L
nd, To destroy the Hydra which infested the marshes of Lerna. Third,
To
bring to Eurystheus the Arcadian Stag with the go
us the Arcadian Stag with the golden horns and brazen hoofs. Fourth,
To
bring to his master the Boar of Erymanthus. Fift
oofs. Fourth, To bring to his master the Boar of Erymanthus. Fifth,
To
cleanse the stable of King Augeas, in which 3,000
d been kept for thirty years, but had never been cleaned out. Sixth,
To
destroy the Stymphalides, terrible carnivorous bi
h, To destroy the Stymphalides, terrible carnivorous birds. Seventh,
To
capture the Bull which was desolating Crete. Eig
s. Seventh, To capture the Bull which was desolating Crete. Eighth,
To
capture the mares of Diomedes, which breathed fir
which breathed fire from their nostrils, and ate human flesh. Ninth,
To
procure the girdle of Hippolyte, queen of the Ama
th, To procure the girdle of Hippolyte, queen of the Amazons. Tenth,
To
bring to Eurystheus the flesh-eating oxen of Gery
he flesh-eating oxen of Geryon, the monster king of Gades. Eleventh,
To
bring away some of the golden apples from the gar
ome of the golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides. Twelfth,
To
bring up from Hades the three-headed dog, Cerberu
us [Hesperus], brother of Atlas, was changed into the evening star. “
To
the ocean now I fly, And those happy climes that
onian]. Execrable viands, such as were supplied to Jupiter by Lycaon.
To
test the divine knowledge of the god he served up
see Mercury. Mede′a [Medea]. Wife of Jason, chief of the Argonauts.
To
punish her husband for infidelity, Medea killed t
mbrels loud, Their children’s cries unheard, that poured through fire
To
this grim idol.” Milton. Mo′mus [Momus]. The g
e can trot as high As any other Pegasus can fly.” Earl of Dorset. “
To
turn and wind a fiery Pegasus, And witch the worl
ate. ……………………………………………… Night soon will seize, and you must go below,
To
story’d ghosts and Pluto’s house below.” Creech.
as called by the Greeks Persephone. “He sung, and hell consented
To
hear the poet’s prayer, Stern Proserpine relented
Pylades, than thine. … If you please
To
choose me for your Pylades.” F. Lewis. Pylo′ti
onfess, unable to conceal; From the first moment of his vital breath,
To
the last hour of unrepenting death.” Dryden. R
und. S Sacrifices were ceremonious offerings made to the gods.
To
every deity a distinct victim was allotted, and t
ens]. Sea nymphs, who by their music allured mariners to destruction.
To
avoid the snare when nearing their abode, Ulysses
sed in passing to the regions of the dead. See Achilles and Thetis. “
To
seal his sacred vow by Styx he swore: — The lake
sence of about twenty years. The Greek name of Ulysses is Odysseus. “
To
show what pious wisdom’s power can do, The poet s
of discord had thrown among the goddesses the golden apple inscribed “
To
the fairest,” Paris adjudged the apple to Venus,
At thy return more charming grow. With double glory they appear,
To
warm and grace the infant year.” John Hughes, 17
[Epigraph.]
To
the Muses. Whether on Ida’s shady brow, Or in th
e been adopted. Berkeley, California, May 27th, 1893. Fourth Edition.
To
this and the preceding edition have been added a
e difference between ancient and modern standards of right and wrong.
To
this end, and for the supply of further nutriment
erial supplementary to the text, and give it freely to their classes.
To
facilitate this practice, the sources of the myth
lanations of certain myths are sufficiently apparent to be probable. “
To
the ancients,” says John Fiske 3 , “the moon was
Lang 9, whose argument is, when possible, given in his own language.
To
the question how the senseless element got into m
ped with physical, religious, and moral import. Ruskin himself says, “
To
the mean person the myth always meant little; to
he Norse, and the German. § 11. In Greece. — (1) Mythical Prophets. —
To
some of the oldest bards was attributed the gift
wn ages Cronus and Rhea, his sister-queen, governed Heaven and Earth.
To
them were born three daughters, Vesta, Ceres, and
o descended to Tartarus, his own place and the abode of his brethren.
To
this day, however, he grumbles and hisses, thrust
with prophetic wisdom, had adopted the cause of the Olympian deities.
To
him and his brother Epimetheus was now committed
sigh Until its voice is echoless… “Thy godlike crime was to be kind,
To
render with thy precepts less The sum of human wr
ties that the ox-eyed goddess favored were Argos, Sparta, and Mycenæ.
To
her the peacock and the cow were dear, and many a
ially worshipped in her own Athens, in Argos, in Sparta, and in Troy.
To
her were sacrificed oxen and cows. The olive-tree
w of Apollo was bound with laurel in memory of Daphne, whom he loved.
To
him were sacred, also, many creatures, — the wolf
er, quick to resent injury to her sacred herds, or insult to herself.
To
this stern temper Agamemnon, Orion, and Niobe bor
e perfume, of crocus and hyacinth, violet, rose, lily, and narcissus.
To
her influence is ascribed the fruitfulness of the
e hearts of men. She lends to mortals seductive form and fascination.
To
a few, indeed, her favor is a blessing; but to ma
nd dreams. He was beautiful, and ever in the prime of youthful vigor.
To
a voice sweet-toned and powerful, he added the pe
men all gracious gifts bestow Which deck the body or adorn the mind,
To
make them lovely or well-favored show; As comely
to each degree and kind We should ourselves demean, to low, to high,
To
friends, to foes; which skill men call civility.
ds; Her languid lips are sweeter Than love’s, who fears to greet her,
To
men that mix and meet her From many times and lan
est flowers to strew the lea; The soft winds are their servants fleet
To
fetch them every fruit at will And water from the
nd he loveth well.101 § 49. Pluto, or Hades was brother of Jupiter.
To
him fell the sovereignty of the lower world and t
ts, Lares of the fields, Lares of the highways, and Lares of the sea.
To
the Penates, to the domestic Lares (whose images
One night he sware to grant whate’er I asked: And straight I cried, ‘
To
know thee as thou art! To hold thee on my heart a
nt whate’er I asked: And straight I cried, ‘To know thee as thou art!
To
hold thee on my heart as Juno does! ‘ Come in thy
not only beautiful when it was done, but beautiful also in the doing.
To
watch her one would have said that Minerva hersel
tangling wilds of youth, And thou didst ever guide them: was it just
To
smite them for a beauty such as thine? Deserv’d t
d the children, but at last was slain by a noble youth named Corœbus.
To
appease the wrathful deity, a shrine was erected
e who had Pure taste by right divine, Decreed his singing not too bad
To
hear between the cups of wine: And so, well plea
Alkestis’ silent self! It was the crowning grace of that great heart,
To
keep back joy: procrastinate the truth Until the
k he saw his wife again: It was some mocking God that used the bliss,
To
make him mad! Till Herakles must help: Assure him
hile; good and true thou art, Good, true, remain thou! Practise piety
To
stranger-guests the old way! So, farewell! Since
ileni, and Sylvans, and Fauns, And the Nymphs of the woods and waves,
To
the edge of the moist river-lawns, And the brink
e she is wood? Ah! it went to my heart, and the memory still grieves,
To
see those loved graces all taking their leaves; T
torrent’s sweep, As he followed the light Of the fleet nymph’s flight
To
the brink of the Dorian deep. “Oh, save me! Oh,
eep hide me, For he grasps me now by the hair!” The loud Ocean heard,
To
its blue depth stirred, And divided at her prayer
im, and soothed her light Against his pallid face: he -felt the charm
To
breathlessness, and suddenly a warm Of his heart’
ps, and half-entranced laid His head upon a tuft of straggling weeds,
To
taste the gentle moon, and freshening beads, Lash
to sob, and tears fell fast Upon the bed. — But as she turned at last
To
quench the lamp, there happed a little thing That
eam was given, That led her through the world, — Love’s worshipper, —
To
seek on earth for him whose home was heaven! In
is therefore of much more recent date than most of the classic myths.
To
this fact Keats alludes in his exquisite Ode to P
shadowy thought can win, A bright torch, and a casement ope at night,
To
let the warm Love in!” § 95. The loves of the de
desire she was a Cynthia, — of mortal form, and with a woman’s heart.
To
all suitors (for she had many) she made answer: “
pitied him so beautiful, Running to meet his death, yet was resolved
To
conquer: soon she near’d him, and he felt The rap
le and the hand. “Both I detain,” Said he, “the other two I dedicate
To
the two Powers that soften virgin hearts, Eros an
wo Powers that soften virgin hearts, Eros and Aphrodite; and this on?
To
her who ratifies the nuptial vow.” She would have
arms away she cast her, And thus bespake him: ‘Gentle youth, forbear
To
touch the sacred garments which I wear.’ … Then
h a beating heart Into mortality! Change, golden tresses of her hair,
To
gold that turns to gray; Change, silent lips, for
hair, To gold that turns to gray; Change, silent lips, forever fair,
To
lips that have their day! Oh, perfect arms, grow
ax warm, ere cold ye wane; Wake, woman’s heart, from peace to strife,
To
love, to joy, to pain!” 190 The maiden was cal
included). Then home he went and slept, innocent as a new-born child!
To
his mother’s warning that Apollo would catch and
a cattle-stealer, liar, and full-fledged knave as this young rascal.
To
all of which Mercury responded that he was, on th
dawn, the hornèd wood-men found And bore her gently on a sylvan bier,
To
lie beside the sea, — with many an uncouth tear.
anwhile Halcyone counted the days till her husband’s promised return.
To
all the gods she offered frequent incense, but mo
beauty and thy choice, Who madest him thy chosen, that he seem’d
To
his great heart none other than a God! I ask’d
’d- and wasted me, And tho’ they could not end me, left me maim’d
To
dwell in presence of immortal youth, Immortal a
r, thy guide, Shines in those tremulous eyes that fill with tears
To
hear me? Let me go; take back thy gift: Why sho
Let me go; take back thy gift: Why should a man desire in any way
To
vary from the kindly race of men, Or pass beyon
all Street’s mingled nations, — Where Jews and Gentiles most are wont
To
throng for trade and last quotations, — Where, ho
ft, on Music’s misty ways, It led, from all this strife for millions,
To
ancient sweet-do-nothing days Among the kirtle-ro
some new-fangled lunch-house handy, And bade the piper, with a shout,
To
strike up “Yankee Doodle Dandy!” A newsboy and a
he Satyrs, all male; the Oreads and the Dryads or Hamadryads, female.
To
these may be added the Naiads, for, although they
f this tree,230 Dusky-leaved, shaggy-rooted, Is a pillow well suited
To
a hybrid like me, Goat-bearded, goat-footed; For
far of all, In the calm summer night, When the tree-tops look white,
To
be exhaled in dew at Dian’s call, Among my sister
ulling up with teeth and claws the scanty herbage from a stony field.
To
her the nymph delivered the commands of Ceres; th
Hercul.: Thompson’s Horace.] “Bear me, Pomona, to thy citron groves,
To
where the lemon and the piercing lime, With the d
la. [Wall painting: Roscher 10: 1684.] “I plunged for life or death.
To
interknit One’s senses with so dense a breathing
vest the merited reward of thy deed, by which Eurydice met her death.
To
avenge her, the nymphs have sent this destruction
opa and Cadmus, and (2) Belus of Egypt, father of Ægyptus and Danaüs.
To
the family of Agenor we shall return in the histo
ing. His wife was Cassiopea — “That starred Æthiop queen that strove
To
set her beauty’s praise above The sea-nymphs and
These nymphs had consequently sent a sea-monster to ravage the coast.
To
appease the deities, Cepheus was directed by the
tature, slew the Thespian lion, and performed various deeds of valor.
To
him, while still a youth, appeared, according to
ples. His twelfth exploit was to fetch Cerberus from the lower world.
To
this end, he descended into Hades, accompanied by
s hatred on him could impose, Well he bore them, from his fated birth
To
life’s grandly mournful close. “Till the god, th
rk heavy burden lost in death. High Olympus gives harmonious greeting
To
the hall where reigns his sire adored; Youth’s br
undertook next to restore his aged father Æson to the vigor of youth.
To
the full moon she addressed her incantations, to
er.] But there was no time then for love: on to the hunt they pushed.
To
the hunt went, also, Plexippus and Toxeus, brothe
he boy, changed him into a bird, the partridge, which bears his name.
To
the descendants of Inachus we shall again return
nd night, And the sweet, tranquil Thames, And moonshine, and the dew,
To
thy rack’d heart and brain Afford no calm? “Dost
nd in the things that touch upon the gods, ’Tis best in word or deed,
To
shun unholy pride; Great words of boasting bring
nd let me receive funeral rites from the sons and daughters of Troy.”
To
which Achilles replied, “Dog, name not ransom nor
re was a golden spindle, and a basket on wheels. “… many yet adhere
To
the ancient distaff at the bosom fixed, Casting t
pt gave to Jove-born Helena, Is of such power to stir up joy as this,
To
life so friendly or so cool to thirst.”369 At l
eam With half-shut eyes, ever to seem Falling asleep in a half-dream!
To
dream and dream, like yonder amber light Which wi
yonder amber light Which will not leave the myrrh-bush on the height;
To
hear each others whispered speech; Eating the Lot
; To hear each others whispered speech; Eating the Lotos, day by day,
To
watch the crisping ripples on the beach, And tend
sping ripples on the beach, And tender curving lines of creamy spray;
To
lend our hearts and spirits wholly To the influen
curving lines of creamy spray; To lend our hearts and spirits wholly
To
the influence of mild-minded melancholy; To muse
hearts and spirits wholly To the influence of mild-minded melancholy;
To
muse and brood and live again in memory, With tho
lowly) With half-dropt eyelid still, Beneath a heaven dark and holy,
To
watch the long bright river drawing slowly His wa
he long bright river drawing slowly His waters from the purple hill —
To
hear the dewy echoes calling From cave to cave th
e dewy echoes calling From cave to cave thro’ the thick-twined vine —
To
watch the emerald-color’d water falling Thro’ man
three abreast, with osiers which they found on the floor of the cave.
To
the middle ram of the three one of the Greeks sus
ful! O Pitiless! Leave us not thus with sick men’s hearts to bleed! —
To
waste long days in yearning, dumb distress, And m
rs security of sleep; — For yet to laugh is somewhat, and to sleep; —
To
feel delight of living, and to plough The salt-bl
aning to the styes again; Where they in hopeless bitterness were fain
To
rend the oaken woodwork as before, And tear the t
ght make on seeing her return accompanied by such a gallant stranger.
To
avoid this she directed him to stop at a grove ad
ver and forever when I move. How Hull it is to pause, to make an end,
To
rust unburnish’d, not to shine in use! As tho’ to
uns to store and hoard myself And this gray spirit yearning in desire
To
follow knowledge like a sinking star, Beyond the
utmost bound of human thought. “This is my son, mine own Telemachus,
To
whom I leave the sceptre and the isle — Well-love
tting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To
sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the
mper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To
strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
paring to offer sacrifice, he tore some twigs from one of the bushes.
To
his dismay the wounded part dropped blood. When h
, demanded by what right he, living and armed, approached that shore.
To
which the Sibyl replied that they would commit no
y son, how have I trembled for thee, as I have watched thy ‘ course!”
To
which Æneas replied, “O father! thy image was alw
d, among the other gods.” He spake, and straight his lineaments began
To
fade; and Nanna in her sleep stretched out Her ar
ed full of good fresh hay, Snuffs at it daintily, and stoops her head
To
chew the straw, her litter at her feet — So ye gr
within my breast, though vain, But not to me so grievous as, I know,
To
other gods it were, is my enforced Absence from f
-folks weal. Now let the man among you whose heart and hand may shift
To
pluck it from the oak-wood e’en take it for my gi
hen, … “Women must be instructed,” said Siegfried, the good knight, “
To
leave off idle talking and rule their tongues ari
ic machinery, but not the vigor and naturalness of the ancient style.
To
a prose writer, Hyginus, who lived on terms of cl
sia Minor, where the god was said originally to have been worshipped.
To
explain certain rational myths of Apollo as refer
ferring to the annual and diurnal journeys of the sun is justifiable.
To
explain the savage and senseless survivals of the
l godlike beauty, there dwells the consciousness of triumphant power.
To
this statue, Byron alludes in Childe Harold 4: 16
ilton, Il Pens. (Melancholy), “Thee, bright-haired Vesta long of yore
To
solitary Saturn bore,” etc. § 43. (1) Cupid (Eros
rest, — on Lord Surrey, “In the same shades the Cupids tuned his lyre
To
the same notes of love and soft desire.” Poems.
ng); Shelley, Ode to Liberty 7, Rome — “like a Cadmæan Mænad”; Keats,
To
a Nightingale, “Not charioted by Bacchus and his
ing, but, yet, gentle wind. But see p. 200. Illustrative. — Shelley,
To
the Moon: “Art thou pale for weariness Of climbin
translation of a Greek epigram supposed to relate to this statue: — “
To
stone the gods have changed her, but in vain; The
ranked with Penelope and Laodamia, the latter of whom was her niece.
To
explain the myth as a physical allegory would be
the betrayer of the secret. “This Midas knew, and durst communicate
To
none but to his wife his ears of state.” § 83ª.
ward by it, and afterward reproduced at its emerging, “as an offering
To
lay at Arethusa’s feet.” The Acroceraunian Moun
, herald of dawn, is the guide of the departed on their last journey.
To
the conception of twilight, Cox adds that of moti
asus), P. L. 7: 1; Spenser, “Then whoso will with virtuous wing assay
To
mount to heaven, on Pegasus must ride, And with s
Night Thoughts Vol. 2 (on Bellerophontic letters). Hippocrene: Keats,
To
a Nightingale. Poems. — Wm. Morris, Bellerophon
g the twelve signs of the Zodiac is not only unwarranted, but absurd.
To
some extent Hercules is a sun-hero; to some exten
Goethe’s practice, the name Tauris is given to the land of the Tauri.
To
be correct one should say, “Iphigenia among the T
in ghosts, etc.; the upper, of doctrines introduced by Christianity.
To
the latter belong the Last Battle to be fought by
Apollo, 61, 120; Com. § 73- Tmo′lus, Mount, 124, 136, 137; Com.§ 75-
To
′mi, 29. Tox′eus, 251, 253. Tra′chis, 194. Tragic
167, Judgment of Paris. Blake, William, 1757-1827. See Introduction,
To
the Muses. Bland (and Merivale). Transl. Greek A
om. §§ 92, 171, Metrical Essays. Hood, Thomas, 1798-1845. Com. § 38,
To
the Sun; § 39, To the Moon; § 86, Flowers; § 96,
trical Essays. Hood, Thomas, 1798-1845. Com. § 38, To the Sun; § 39,
To
the Moon; § 86, Flowers; § 96, Hero and Leander;
Diana; §§ 39,117, To Psyche; § 43, On a Grecian Urn; §§ 46, 117, 138,
To
a Nightingale; § 50, Melancholy; §§ 74, 88, 92, 1
§§ 46, 52-54, Ode to Liberty; § 48, To Naples; § 51, To Night; § 59,
To
the Morn; § 88, Arethusa; § 89, Adonais; § 107, O
illing weeds with it, in the divers faith and ordinances of paganism.
To
cherish the love of truth, to contribute to the f
rer of reason, is the purpose of all the little books I have written.
To
those who are employed in the education of the yo
in true religion? Did the patriarchs and prophets teach one doctrine?
To
what nation did God particularly communicate hims
and what was their discipline? Was the fire of Vesta’s temple sacred?
To
what punishment were the vestals exposed? Jan
surrounded with her maids, diverting herself with gathering flowers.
To
gain the attention of Europa, Jupiter assumed the
standing, persevered in demanding of his father to grant his request.
To
keep his word, Apollo intrusted his chariot to Ph
by angry Jove. From morn
To
noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, A summer’s d
elf chose to be regarded as the supreme benefactor of the human race.
To
revenge himself upon Prometheus, Jupiter sent him
of better days. Prometheus. Thy godlike crime was to be kind,
To
render with thy precepts less The sum of human wr
low-creatures is acceptable to him, and is, indeed, commanded by him.
To
punish a benefactor of mankind for his benevolenc
a thundering at the wall, While flames ascend, and mighty ruins fall.
To
the soft Cyprian shores she graceful moves. To vi
and mighty ruins fall. To the soft Cyprian shores she graceful moves.
To
visit Paphos and her blooming groves; While to he
he realms of light, Bowed his bright locks, and, fated from his birth
To
change eternal, mingled with the earth; With dark
hole collectively, under a figure of half man and half other animals.
To
this deity the Greeks gave the appellation of Pan
weet insect! that delight’st to rest Upon the wild wood’s leafy tops,
To
drink the dew that morning drops, And chirp thy s
thee it buds, for thee it grows. Nor yet art thou the peasant’s fear.
To
him thy friendly notes are dear; For thou art mil
scus which Apollo was throwing, and killed Hyacinth. Who was Zephyr?
To
whom was Zephyrus married, and whom did he love?
inky blackness, and Lethe, the stream of oblivion, or forgetfulness.
To
drink of Lethe made one forget all that was past.
es, impenetrably strong. In vain would men, in vain would gods essay.
To
hew the beams of adamant away. Here rose an i
wings of an enormous length; her fleshless arms supporting a scythe.
To
these terrible deities no altars were ever raised
an brutes, if to eat, drink, and be merry, is all that they live for.
To
be cheerful, modest, and moderate in our recreati
Jason to undertake the voyage to Colchis? Who were Phryxus and Helle?
To
whom did Phryxus offer the ram with the golden fl
ays the fable, threw a golden apple among them, on which was written “
To
the fairest.” Each claimed the apple, and each de
e fairest.” Each claimed the apple, and each demanded it of the gods.
To
settle the question, the three disputants were re
es, when he should become a man, would punish his perfidious conduct.
To
save her brother’s life, Electra sent him to the
Pylades love each other, that their friendship has become a proverb.
To
love like Pylades and Orestes , expresses the mos
Orestes was tormented by the Furies, and could not be happy anywhere.
To
be tormented by the Furies, means that he was sor
; but frowning on the floods, Impious he roared defiance to the gods;
To
his own prowess all the glory gave, The power def
as unwilling to leave his wife and child, and pretended to be insane.
To
make his insanity probable, he yoked a horse and
was the son of Pelides, King of Thessaly, and of Thetis, a sea-nymph.
To
render his person invulnerable, (impenetrable to
ive Briseis, the wise Nestor endeavoured to allay their mutual fury.
To
calm their passions with the words of age, Slow f
zard, and his country save? Lives there a man who singly dares to go.
To
yonder camp, or seize some straggling foe? Or, fa
——————— “Untaught to fear Tydides spoke — The man you seek is here.
To
yon black camps to bend my dangerous way, Some go
within commands, and I obey. But let some other chosen warrior join.
To
raise my hopes and second my design.” This other
and lives in a manner wholly different from Evander, or Chedorlaomer.
To
prevent the marriage of Eneas and Lavinia, Turnus
s, the Latins honoured Eneas as a god, and offered sacrifices to him.
To
imagine a man to be a god, and to worship him as
axims. “Three things,” he was accustomed to say, “are most difficult.
To
keep a secret — to employ one’s time worthily — t
ple. Periander died 588 B. C. Who were the seven wise men of Greece?
To
what country did the Greeks, six centuries before
garded as the earth. She was worshipped by most of the German tribes.
To
her was consecrated the sixth day of the week; wh
s and disputes. He was represented with a cock’s crest upon his head.
To
the gods just described, may be added several chi
mbrels loud, Their children’s cries unheard; that passed through fire
To
his glim idol. Him the Ammonite Worshipped in Rab
m the Phœnicians call Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns:
To
whose bright image, nightly by the moon, Sidonian
have been related of the gods, and call these virtuous men gods also.
To
honour the gods properly, it is necessary to have
ere performed in the night. Jo-al-ti-cit was the goddess of cradles.
To
her protection, they commended their sleeping chi
associated? Who was the Mexican Ceres? Who ruled in the Mexican Hell?
To
whom did parents commend children? Had the Mexica
t ancient prayer has been preserved? Were the Greek priests numerous?
To
what rules were the Hebrew priests subject? Who a
e burned in the worship of the ancients, in a vessel called a censer.
To
express the deepest humiliation they sometimes kn
desert, and rested in booths and tents without any fixed habitations.
To
these solemn feasts the Hebrews were commanded to
classes: — The Celestial; the Marine; the Terrestrial; the Infernal.
To
these may be added the class of Inferior Diviniti
al track, and involved earth and heaven in one general conflagration.
To
save the world from absolute destruction, Jupiter
n of their native coast. Instant her circling wand the Goddess waves,
To
hogs transforms them; whom the sty receives. No m
and shaded all the field, Vulcan to Jove th’ immortal gift consign’d,
To
scatter hosts and terrify mankind. As long as Phœ
trail’d pompous as she trod, And her majestic port confess’d the God.
To
the soft Cyprian shores the Goddess To visit Paph
two female forms uphold. That mov’d, and breath’d, in animated gold;
To
whom were voice, and sense, and science giv’n Of
ponderous blows, Fierce burns the flame, and the full furnace glows.
To
this dark region, from the bright abode, With spe
ient world more celebrated for great knowledge and admirable talents.
To
him the Egyptians were indebted for the flourishi
his blazing eye! His huge hand held a pine, tall, large, and strong,
To
guide his footsteps as he towers along. His flock
nto Italy. Eolus. Thus fir’d with rage and vengeance, now she flies,
To
dark Æolia from the distant skies, Impregnated wi
whole collectively, under a figure half man, and half other animals.
To
this deity the Greeks gave the appellation of Pan
sculapius.] What was the worship paid to the infernal Divinities?
To
these terrible Deities no altars were ever raised
n, was celebrated as being very respectable for knowledge and virtue.
To
him was committed the education of Achilles, and
rying on perpetual warfare; the one benevolent, the other malevolent.
To
these deities different nations assigned differen
tribes, not blessed with the glorious light of the Gospel of Christ.
To
many of them, Noah seems to be a great object of
whom the Greek and Latin writers uniformly named Hermes, or Mercury.
To
this Hermes, or Theuth, or Thoth, all the science
and temple walls. Who was Eilethyia? The same as the Grecian Lucina.
To
her was dedicated a city in the Thebaid, called a
der to unite with him, to disturb the harmony of the heavenly region.
To
punish these rebellious genii, Oromasdes suddenly
s, and Thamimasides. But the God of war was their favourite divinity.
To
him they consecrated groves, in which were oaks o
r Gods, so that the bark of the oldest of them was encrusted with it.
To
him they raised wooden altars of immense magnitud
them; and they sacrificed to him in behalf of their deceased friends.
To
all of these Deities groves, and not temples, wer
xistence of one great Supreme Being, the universal Creator and Ruler.
To
him was given the name of Teutates, compounded of
their counsels, the people offered all their sacrifices and prayers.
To
them was intrusted the education of the youth. Th
rity, it taught the being of a supreme God, and Lord of the universe.
To
that Deity, it attributed infinite power, boundle
vers and mountains, over the winds, tempests, thunder, and lightning.
To
this was added the belief of a future state, in w
t them before, he was also worshiped as the god of arts and sciences.
To
him were ascribed the attributes of divinity; mag
ibes, as the goddess of love and pleasure; the patroness of marriage.
To
her was consecrated the sixth day of the week; wh
on his head. Tyr, the dispenser of victory. Braga, the God of poetry.
To
these, may be added, several children of Odin: Ho
h moss. The northern chiefs Cast not their captive In the dungeon now
To
the viper brood, nor to the eagle’s shape Carve o
mbrels loud, Their children’s cries unheard, that passed through fire
To
his grim idol. Kim the Ammonite Worship’d in Rabb
om the Phenicians call Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns:
To
whose bright image, nightly by the moon, Sidonian
ere they called? Of what Deities was the council of Jupiter composed?
To
what order did Pan, Pomona, Flora, and the other
ship, and the general name by which they were called? Who was Chiron?
To
what monster was Œdipus the cause of destruction
he Hindû worship? Under what name is the Sun worshiped by the Hindûs?
To
what Divinity do the Hindûs consecrate their foun
on the representation, and what honours were conferred on his statue?
To
what god was the Ibis consecrated, under what tit
es, impenetrably strong. In vain would men, in vain would Gods essay,
To
hew the beams of adamant away. Here rose an iron
not learn it through the medium of the languages of Greece and Rome?
To
devote study to a species of learning which relat
se Lost, Book I. “… From morn
To
noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, A summer’s d
gracious gifts bestow Which deck the body or adorn the mind,
To
make them lovely or well-favored show; As com
each degree and kind We should ourselves demean, to low, to high,
To
friends, to foes; which skill men call Civility.”
a gigantic race, who inhabited the earth before the creation of man.
To
him and his brother Epimetheus was committed the
The suffocating sense of woe. “Thy godlike crime was to be kind;
To
render with thy precepts less The sum of huma
vedere represents the god after this victory over the serpent Python.
To
this Byron alludes in his Childe Harold, iv. 161:
d Procris, beginning thus: — “A hunter once in a grove reclined,
To
shun the noon’s bright eye, And oft he wooed the
o shun the noon’s bright eye, And oft he wooed the wandering wind
To
cool his brow with its sigh While mute lay even t
erve not to be disowned, and I confirm what your mother has told you.
To
put an end to your doubts, ask what you will, the
the betrayer of the secret. “This Midas knew, and durst communicate
To
none but to his wife his ears of state.” Midas w
er flower, by gloomy Dis Was gathered, which cost Ceres all that pain
To
seek her through the world, —— * * *
with which Olympic maids Have decked his current, as an offering meet
To
lay at Arethusa’s shining feet. Think, when he me
do not wish, — but to make her share it and yield me a like return.”
To
which Circe replied, for she was not insensible t
dy to meet you half way, and thus make a due return to both at once.”
To
these words Glaucus replied, “Sooner shall trees
his feelings after his “sea-change:” — “I plunged for life or death.
To
interknit One’s senses with so dense a breathing
its limbs, and jewels on its fingers, and a necklace about its neck.
To
the ears he hung earrings and strings of pearls u
his father-in-law. But oftenest on his lips was the name of Halcyone.
To
her his thoughts cling. He prays that the waves m
s which he shall put on, and now what she shall wear when he arrives.
To
all the gods she offers frequent incense, but mor
tears, give me lamentations, let me not go down to Tartarus unwept.”
To
these words Morpheus added the voice, which seeme
nus hates a hard heart, and will visit such offences sooner or later.
To
prove this, let me tell you a story, which is wel
uch is invoked by Thomson: — “Bear me, Pomona, to thy citron groves,
To
where the lemon and the piercing lime, With the d
was given, That led her through the world, — Love’s worshipper, —
To
seek on earth for him whose home was heaven! “In
s wedded bride, by holiest vow Pledged in Olympus, and made known
To
mortals by the type which now Hangs glitterin
s, which overlooked the plain where Minos and his army were encamped.
To
this tower Scylla used to repair, and look abroad
Rather in pity than in hate, That he should be like Cupid blind,
To
save him from Narcissus’ fate.” The other is by
not only beautiful when it was done, but beautiful also in the doing.
To
watch her, as she took the wool in its rude state
ments of my power; nor is my form and presence unworthy of a goddess.
To
all this let me add I have seven sons and seven d
translation of a Greek epigram supposed to relate to this statue: — “
To
stone the gods have changed her, but in vain; The
pleen their angry heads, E’en in the foam of all their madness struck
To
monumental ice. * * * *
a degree that they sent a prodigious sea-monster to ravage the coast.
To
appease the deities, Cepheus was directed by the
“—— goddess, sage and holy, Whose saintly visage is too bright
To
hit the sense of human sight, And, therefore, to
emnon’s sister might beseem, Or that starred Æthiop queen that strove
To
set her beauty’s praise above The sea-nymphs, and
such ease into his seat, As if an angel dropped down from the clouds,
To
turn and wind a fiery Pegasus, And witch the worl
creatures slept; not a breath stirred the foliage, and all was still.
To
the stars she addressed her incantations, and to
d the society of men, and devoted herself to the sports of the chase.
To
all suitors (for she had many) she imposed a cond
s hatred on him could impose, Well he bore them, from his fated birth
To
life’s grandly mournful close. “Till the god, th
rk heavy burden lost in death. High Olympus gives harmonious greeting
To
the hall where reigns his sire adored; Youth’s br
er expecting the interview: — “Holding one hand against his ear,
To
list a footfall ere he saw The wood-nymph, stayed
. Theseus asked him the cause of his grief, and how he lost his horn.
To
which question the river-god replied as follows:
r in flying from you she trod upon a serpent, of whose bite she died.
To
avenge her death, the nymphs, her companions, hav
she stoops each night, Gilding the mountain with her brother’s light,
To
kiss her sweetest.” Orion. Orion was the s
nd let me receive funeral rites from the sons and daughters of Troy.”
To
which Achilles replied, “Dog, name not ransom nor
lludes to this incident: — “—— many yet adhere
To
the ancient distaff, at the bosom fixed, Casting
pt gave to Jove-born Helena, Is of such power to stir up joy as this,
To
life so friendly or so cool to thirst.” Comus.
“The repeated air Of sad Electra’s poet had the power
To
save the Athenian walls from ruin bare.” This al
three abreast, with osiers which they found on the floor of the cave.
To
the middle ram of the three one of the Greeks sus
gained their companions. Ulysses next arrived at the island of Æolus.
To
this monarch Jupiter had intrusted the government
heavenward; so too — too high; Only I pray, as fairest boon, to die;
To
be delivered from this cumbrous flesh, From this
ght make on seeing her return accompanied by such a gallant stranger.
To
avoid which she directed him to stop at a grove a
itting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To
sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the
paring to offer sacrifice, he tore some twigs from one of the bushes.
To
his dismay the wounded part dropped blood. When h
he storm by Neptune: — “Above the waves, as Neptune showed his face,
To
chide the winds and save the Trojan race, So has
, demanded by what right he, living and armed, approached that shore.
To
which the Sibyl replied that they would commit no
O my son, how have I trembled for you as I have watched your career!”
To
which Æneas replied, “O father! your image was al
here he says to Shylock: — “Thou almost mak’st me waver in my faith,
To
hold opinion with Pythagoras, That souls of anima
al. J. R. Lowell uses it in this sense in his charming little poem, —
To
the Dandelion: — “Not in mid June the golden cui
olutions of the moon, which also suggested to Milton the same idea. “
To
behold the wandering moon Riding near her highest
eason for the names of places and persons. Statues of the Gods.
To
adequately represent to the eye the ideas intende
ality and invention, but superior to him in correctness and elegance.
To
critics of English lineage Milton alone of modern
n majesty, in both the last. The force of nature could no further go;
To
make a third she joined the other two.” From Cow
d ere Homer’s lamp appeared, And ages ere the Mantuan swan was heard.
To
carry nature lengths unknown before, To give a Mi
e the Mantuan swan was heard. To carry nature lengths unknown before,
To
give a Milton birth, asked ages more. Thus genius
ted through the weapon killed not only the rider, but the horse also.
To
this Lucan alludes in these lines: — “What thoug
rew To Iran and to vengeance true, Who curse the hour your Arabs came
To
desecrate our shrines of flame, And swear before
o desecrate our shrines of flame, And swear before God’s burning eye,
To
break our country’s chains or die.” Hindu Myt
The religion of the Hindus is professedly founded on the Vedas.
To
these books of their scripture they attach the gr
f the Hindus, and is the personification of the preserving principle.
To
protect the world in various epochs of danger, Vi
rs whom he had formed into a religious body of which he was the head.
To
these, as occasion required, others were from tim
ty, and obedience, — the Culdees were bound to none except the third.
To
poverty they did not bind themselves; on the cont
h, That mocks the organ’s melody; Nor doth its entrance front in vain
To
old Iona’s holy fane, That Nature’s voice might s
ndertaking. No. 5. Page 171. Imponere Pelio Ossam. — Virgil.
To
pile Ossa upon Pelion. No. 6. Page 311. T
ream With half-shut eyes ever to seem Falling asleep in a half dream!
To
dream and dream, like yonder amber light Which wi
yonder amber light Which will not leave the myrrh-bush on the height;
To
hear each others’ whispered speech; Eating the Lo
To hear each others’ whispered speech; Eating the Lotos, day by day,
To
watch the crisping ripples on the beach, And tend
sping ripples on the beach, And tender curving lines of creamy spray:
To
lend our hearts and spirits wholly To the influen
curving lines of creamy spray: To lend our hearts and spirits wholly
To
the influence of mild-minded melancholy; To muse
hearts and spirits wholly To the influence of mild-minded melancholy;
To
muse and brood and live again in memory, With tho
gil, Horace, and so on, which are held out as models of fine writing.
To
improve the taste, the mind ought to be prepared
condition that he should not suffer any of his male children to live.
To
fulfil this condition, Saturn devoured his sons a
been dethroned by his son Jupiter, was hospitably received by Janus.
To
reward this kindness, therefore, Saturn taught hi
Who was Vesta? Please to tell me something farther respecting Vesta.
To
whom was the direction of this fire entrusted? Ho
space, Unites and mingles with the mighty mass.” Virgil. Obs. 1. —
To
understand the historical sense of this fable, it
ompendious way to man.” Horace. “Thy godlike crime was to be kind,
To
render with thy precepts less The sum of human mi
. — It is believed that Prometheus was the first inventor of statues.
To
render the fables of the poets intelligible, they
while others fix her nativity at Samos. Juno was married to Jupiter.
To
render his wedding more solemn, Jupiter charged M
s asleep by the sounds of his flute, and killed him during his sleep.
To
reward Argus, Juno transformed him into a peacock
reins th’ immortal coursers hold.” Homer. Questions. Who was Juno?
To
whom was Juno married? Did she experience matrimo
hich perfectly agrees with wisdom, always guarding against surprise.)
To
console Ceres, Jupiter ordained, that Proserpine
set alone, Which thus requite the mischief they have done.” Ovid. “
To
thee, fair goddess, we’ll a garland plait, Of ear
gnus, his brother, died of grief, and was metamorphosed into a swan.
To
the Grasshopper. Oh thou, of all creation blest,
Sweet insect! that deligh’st to rest Upon the wild wood’s leafy tops,
To
drink the dew that morning drops, And chirp thy s
thee it buds, for thee it grows. Nor yet art thou the peasant’s fear,
To
him thy friendly notes are dear; For thou art mil
Phocis. Being insulted by that prince, they took wings and flew away.
To
pursue them, he rushed from the top of a tower; b
a, Luna, or the moon; on earth, Diana; in hell, Hecate or Proserpine.
To
designate these three qualities or offices, the n
not Bacchus resent such as insulted him? How was Bacchus represented?
To
whom was Bacchus married? Had he any children? Wh
of foreigners, corrected the propensity of the Athenians for piracy.
To
paint the origin of this reformation, and to cons
r with joy receive.” “This part perform’d, the goddess flies sublime,
To
visit Paphos and her native clime; Where garlands
na thundering at the wall, While flames ascend and mighty ruins fall.
To
the soft Cyprian shores she graceful moves, To vi
and mighty ruins fall. To the soft Cyprian shores she graceful moves,
To
visit Paphos and her blooming roves: While to her
he realms of light, Bowed his bright locks, and, fated from his birth
To
change eternal, mingled with the earth; With dark
Jove. From morn
To
noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve A summer’s da
retch’d along the ground; Each as he could approach him, lends a hand
To
bore his eyeball with a flaming brand; Beneath hi
? Did he reside in heaven? With what reception did he meet in Lemnos?
To
whom was Vulcan married? What actions are attribu
ooks on religion, which the Egyptians carefully preserved. Obs. 2. —
To
understand the historical sense of the fable of M
ies. The wants and necessities of life are continually recurring.
To
have them unsupplied, causes death. Hence the mos
fe to Peleus, who was father to Achilles. Questions. Who was Oceanus?
To
whom was Oceanus married? How was Oceanus honoure
e, oppress’d with mountain loads; Impos’d a king with arbitrary sway,
To
loose their fetters or their force allay.” Obs.
s lov’d Pomona fair, A nymph that made the orchard’s growth her care;
To
gain her love a thousand shapes he tries, But all
itor preside over sowing and raking. Robigus presided over the corn.
To
him festivals, denominated Robigalia, were celebr
? Who watches over oxen? What deity preserves the seed in the ground?
To
what divinity did husbandmen pray for the protect
na? What is said of Tutelina? What god did millers and bakers invoke?
To
what goddess do the poets ascribe the invention o
onuments, where the Romans superscribed D. M. that is, Diis Manibus, (
To
the gods Manes,) and over funeral inscriptions, t
abour, Sleep, Death, Remorse, Force, Fraud, Strife, War, and Discord.
To
these were added other horrible figures, Centaurs
es, impenetrably strong. In vain would men, in vain would gods essay,
To
hew the beams of adamant away. Here rose an iron
ntenance, and a gloomy abode, all the goddesses refused to marry him.
To
gain this point, he was, therefore, compelled to
e Fig. 39. Fig. 39. Pluto. He had no temples raised to his honour.
To
him were, however, offered black victims, the blo
fin bound its ends.” Meleager. O! lately born, one period we assign
To
thee and to the brand. The charm they weave Into
g it, prolongs his days. “—— With eyes turn’d back, her quaking hand
To
trembling flames expos’d the fun’ral brand.” Ob
form from the marriages which his daughters might otherwise contract.
To
avoid this alliance, Danaus fled to Argos; but to
o embroil the gods, and she came to the earth to exercise her furies.
To
this cruel goddess were attributed wars, quarrels
d for the nuptials of Peleus, the fatal apple, with this inscription:
To
the Fairest. Prayers, her sisters, run after her,
temple at Rome, and was worshipped there under the form of a serpent.
To
him were sacrificed a goat, because he is said to
Gaul, called Gallia Narbonesis, or Campus Lapideus, the Stony Plain.
To
ease Atlas, he took the heavens upon his shoulder
ng heads in Lerna’s lakes. Hail, Jove’s undoubted son! an added grace
To
heav’n, and the great author of thy race. Receive
tance, Diana was called Fascelis, from fascis, a “bundle.” Obs. 1. —
To
explain the fable in reference to the birth of th
.” Questions. Who was Orpheus? What do the poets observe of Orpheus?
To
whom was Orpheus married? What did Orpheus do on
ful train of wooers; but she delivered herself from them by artifice.
To
pacify them, she promised to make choice of one o
mbrels loud, Their children’s cries unheard, that passed through fire
To
his grim idol. Him the Ammonite Worshipp’d in Rab
om the Phœnicians call Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns;
To
whose bright image, mighty by the moon, Sidonian
ans say of the creation of man? Chapter XV. Mexican Mythology.
To
supply the want of writing, the Mexicans represen
, as composers and singers of hymns. Others put the temples in order.
To
others were committed the care of educating the y
or some time. It was on this noise that future events were given out.
To
increase the credit of the oracle, hollow oaks se
pt of this sort caused them to be thrown down from the Tarpeian rock.
To
avoid deception, they combated naked. This usage
ence, and rendered himself sensible by the respect which he inspired.
To
represent him in a human figure, to attribute to
the only agent that preserved inferior beings, and dispensed events.
To
serve divinity by sacrifice and prayer, to do to
ouse, into which they cast gold and silver, taken from their enemies.
To
this worship was joined that of rivers, creeks, f
ly life, to be impressed with a deep sense of respect for the Druids.
To
them belonged the right of appointing those who w
e was sorry for the harm his wife had done to one so good and gentle.
To
make up as far as he could for Juno’s cruelty, he
ell and rage, so that Pluto did not dare to drive through its waters.
To
go back another way would mean great loss of time
hern, I make a sudden sally, And sparkle out among the fern,
To
bicker down a valley. I chatter over stony ways,
bays, I babble on the pebbles. I chatter, chatter, as I flow
To
join the brimming river, For men may come, and me
k Above the golden gravel. And draw them all along, and flow
To
join the brimming river, For men may come, and me
ce Against my sandy shallows. And out again I curve and flow
To
join the brimming river, For men may come, and me
for half a holiday. O glad Echo, O sad Echo,
To
escape your prison can you find no way?
land of the dead, ruled by King Pluto and his young wife Proserpine.
To
this gloomy place, the bright, happy Eurydice had
not look back at his wife until they had passed the bounds of Hades.
To
this Orpheus gladly agreed, and so, after many ki
d the mountain tops that freeze, Bow themselves when he did sing;
To
his music, plants and flowers Ever sprung, as sun
lliam Shakspeare . Eurydice He came to call me back from death
To
the bright world above; I hear him yet with tremb
! The merry, bold voice of the hunter’s horn. Sound, sound the horn!
To
the hunter good What’s the gully deep or. the roa
ts of the earth, and that was how they knew the way to Medusa’s home.
To
this cave, in which the three sisters lived, Merc
es, In the pleasant springs or brakes, Move your feet
To
our sound, Whilst we greet All th
st be to sail, upborne By a strong, free wing, through the rosy morn!
To
meet the young sun, face to face, And pierce like
oung sun, face to face, And pierce like a shaft the boundless space,
To
pass through the bowers of the silver cloud, To s
the boundless space, To pass through the bowers of the silver cloud,
To
sing in the thunder halls aloud, To spread out th
h the bowers of the silver cloud, To sing in the thunder halls aloud,
To
spread out the wings for a wild, free flight With
easant the life of a bird must be, Wherever it listeth there to flee:
To
go, when a joyful fancy calls, Dashing adown, ’mo
ng mirth of a rosy child! What joy it must be, like a living breeze,
To
flutter about ’mid the flowering trees; Lightly t
ned for Scylla many a day, and never again went near the cruel Circe.
To
this day, the rock Scylla stands in the blue Medi
great god of the sun and the little lad whom he loved so dearly. ———
To
a Friend Green be the turf above thee, Frien
Like thine, are laid in earth, There should a wreath be woven
To
tell the world their worth. Fitz-Greene Halleck
t to his taste Pan’s music was far more beautiful than the sun god’s.
To
punish him for this stupid use of his ears, Apoll
ing water. The fairest and whitest of all the sea nymphs was Galatea.
To
the rough old Polyphemus she seemed just like a b
s. He thought she was foolish to make such an ado about the darkness.
To
his mind, sunlight was unbearable, and he felt su
een fruit falleth in her wake, And harvest fields beneath her eyes
To
earth the grain unripened shake. Arise, and se
oon, too, brings her world so nigh, That when the night-seer looks
To
that shadowless orb, in a vernal sky He can nu
adowless orb, in a vernal sky He can number its hills and brooks.
To
the Sun-god all our hearts and lyres By day, b
To Delos gifts divine; And our wild bees lend their rainbow wings
To
glitter on Delphi’s shrine. Thomas Moore. A
mountain-tops that freeze, Bow themselves, when he did sing:
To
his music, plants and flowers Ever sprung, as sun
f Hercules to his Daughter. “I’ve been, oh, sweet daughter,
To
fountain and sea, To seek in their water Some
ghter. “I’ve been, oh, sweet daughter, To fountain and sea,
To
seek in their water Some bright gem for thee.
ting heart, Into mortality! Change, golden tresses of her hair,
To
gold that turns to gray; Change, silent lips, for
To gold that turns to gray; Change, silent lips, forever fair,
To
lips that have their day! Oh, perfect arms, grow
warm, ere cold ye wane; Wake, woman’s heart, from peace to strife,
To
love, to joy, to pain!” Andrew Lang. Note. — P
ed, Breaking from his iron chain And unfolding far his pinions,
To
those stars he soared again. On the morrow, When
word and with one blow cut off her direful head and ended her misery.
To
wrap the head in his mantle was the work of a sec
Cephalus and Procris. A hunter once in that grove reclined,
To
shun the noon’s bright eye, And oft he wooed the
o shun the noon’s bright eye, And oft he wooed the wandering wind,
To
cool his brow with its sigh. While mute lay even
ar Trœzenian strand He scorned to go over the smooth-flowing wave,
To
his home in the dear Attic land; But over the mou
Might reveal her love returning, Swiftly o’er the quivering water;
To
the lonely isle returning, And the King’s deserte
m morn till eve I’ve scanned That weary sea from strand to strand,
To
mark his sail against the spray. In vain I in vai
ng us all too gently on our way; While I of strong Poseidon prayed
To
guard the life I mourn to-day!” Thomas Davidson
s, and abundant wealth, and men shall obey you as if you were a god.”
To
the youthful shepherd, who had lived a simple lif
ink and the running foam, Sweet faces, rounded arms, and bosoms prest
To
little harps of gold; and while they mused, Whisp
f that enchanted stem, Laden with flower and fruit, whereof they gave
To
each, but whose did receive of them, And taste, t
most beautiful woman in the world; carried off by Paris to Troy, 177.
To
avenge this, the princes of Greece waged war agai
ed by many that the principal mythical systems had one common origin.
To
trace these analogies, and the developments which
he goddesses were: Juno, Minerva or Pallas, Venus, Aurora and Latona.
To
these higher divinities, Saturn, Janus, Vesta and
, that after his death, the latter should succeed him in his kingdom.
To
ensure this, Titan made Saturn promise farther to
hers watched. Jupiter commanded Mercury to slay Argus and deliver Io.
To
effect this, it was necessary to set all his eyes
while hunting with that goddess. Venus grieved much for her favorite.
To
commemorate his cruel fate she caused the flower
edging she had fallen a victim to her own groundless jealousy. Ques.
To
whom was Aurora married? Ans. She chose for her
arious colors, and embossed with beautiful historical designs. Ques.
To
whom was Vulcan married? Ans. Vulcan was married
ver whether the persons coming to the temple were virtuous or wicked.
To
the servants of Vulcan might be added Cacus, who
se the rich watch their treasures with great fear and anxiety. Ques.
To
whom was Pluto married? Ans. As we have learned
fe. Acrisius resolved, in consequence, that Danaë should never marry.
To
guard against the possibility of such an event, h
se holier rites imposed — Nor can I deem thine edict armed with power
To
contravene the firm unwritten laws Of the just go
. Had I left my brother, From my own mother sprung, on the bare earth
To
lie unburied, that, indeed, might grieve me; But
was to them a national, and even, in some sort, religious solemnity.
To
have covered in the stage itself, and imprisoned
rodigious to be told! Strikes the beholder’s eye with burnish’d gold:
To
godship here blue Triton’s scaly herd, The river
brels loud, Their children’s cries unheard, that passed through fire,
To
his grim idol. Him the Ammonite Worshipp’d in Rab
on the river changed its color, and ran red, as if tinged with blood.
To
this Milton alludes: “Thammuz came next behind,
e, who are strangers to each other, meet, a polite formula is to ask “
To
what sublime religion do you belong?” Then one wi
ield of combat, and received him on his return with notes of triumph.
To
live in heroic song was the aspiration of every C
iseases, and a preservative against the machinations of evil spirits.
To
possess the proper efficacy, it should be gathere
ather than to design. The soldier in Cervantes’ comic romance sings,
To
the wars my necessities take me away, But if I ha
erty in the fullest sense of the word, as much so as lands or houses.
To
these last the public have a right, but it is onl
ainly not to be blamed, the poet himself having set them the example.
To
us however this appears to be an error, though as
icking to his body and there taking fire, annoyed him beyond measure.
To
free himself from this inconvenience, the worsted
passage through which the waters flowed off and left the plain dry13.
To
this head may be referred the practice of the Gre
Neem-rôz lies due south of Balkh, the first seat of Persian dominion.
To
return home, there is a point of land between Has
or inquiry are those of ancient Greece, of India, and of Scandinavia.
To
these may be added that of ancient Egypt. Italy h
e following rules should be attended to in mythological inquiries. 1.
To
consider the mythology of each people separately
t, — how splendid would Olympos and its dwellers then arise to view !
To
present the gods in their Olympian abode, and exh
her of Amphiôn and Zethos, was forced by him in the guise of a satyr.
To
seduce the Arcadian nymph Callisto he presumed to
assume the human form and go among mankind to mark their conduct399.
To
this notion — which carries our minds back to tho
gods548, this goddess herself strikes him to the earth with a stone.
To
give an idea of his huge size and strength, the p
ties there to allow of reputation being gained by deeds of valour554.
To
the above tale has also been appended by later wr
accosted the strangers, inquiring who they were and whence they came.
To
their question in return, of what that place was
xtracting the babe, he gave him to be reared by Cheirôn, the centaur.
To
punish the raven, he changed his hue from white t
wintry Lycia and the streams Of Xanthos fair Apollo leaves, and comes
To
his maternal Delos, and renews The dances ; while
and of Graces ; then hangs up Her springy bow and arrows, and begins
To
lead the dance ; her body all arrayed In raiment
hat Alpheios was a hunter who was in love with the huntress Arethusa.
To
escape from his importunities she passed over to
ich is as it were appropriated to Athena, is also given to Selene816.
To
these proofs respecting the Athenian goddess we m
h doth bloom, thou ‘It come From gloomy darkness back, — a mighty joy
To
gods and mortal men. Persephone ingenuously conf
ost daughter, Poseidôn, filled with desire, continually followed her.
To
elude him she changed herself into a mare, and mi
steem us gods, and not Jackdaws, since we have wings and fly about ?
To
which Peisthetæros replies, Nonsense ! Egad, Her
se to find the poet totally omitting all mention of the wine-god1093.
To
pass from conjecture to certainty, it appears qui
aneously roses with sixty petals, and of extraordinary fragrance1203.
To
this garden Silenos was in the habit of repairing
deceived, he still Persists, and says, Let us meet here ; and, ne’er
To
sound more grateful answering, Echo cried, Let u
s numerous as ever were encountered by the knights of Gothic romance.
To
form these he took possession of the cosmogonie C
word Siren is from σϵίρα, a chain, to signify their attractive power.
To
us the Semitic Shîr (שּﬧ), song, seems more likely
race of men. Ovid would appear to view the subject in the same light.
To
dispel the gloomy prospect presented by the delin
hat when evil has attained its maximum the gods will destroy mankind.
To
this intent it was necessary to commence with a s
and marched his troops into the town between her severed members1563.
To
reward the virtue of Peleus the king of the gods
e, he called out to Cheirôn to quit his cave and come to look at her.
To
the questions of the god respecting her the Centa
phystian1664 Zeus, about which there was the following tradition1665.
To
punish the crime of Athamas the oracle directed t
se of his sister. Nine days they lay in blood, and there was none
To
bury them, for Kronides had made The people stone
ow-drift, where he caught and bound him, and then took him to Mycenæ.
To
clear out in one day all the dung in the stables
ie Apollo hand and foot and transport him to the distant islands1749.
To
punish him Apollo sent a pestilence, and Poseidôn
he is made to be the son of the king of the gods, by a mortal mother.
To
render his perfection the more manifest, the poet
d avenged her brothers, he applied to Creôn to assist him in the war.
To
this Creôn assented, on condition of his guest’s
rom the fox which ravaged it, and which was fated never to be caught.
To
this animal the Thebans were obliged to give a ch
ed him, disguised himself as a poor man and sought their hospitality.
To
entertain the stranger they slaughtered a boy, an
h their names and the form of the mythe are equally well adapted2011.
To
proceed to the other names of the legend, Idas an
ng out he was killed2063, and Hippodameia became the bride of Pelops.
To
celebrate the wedding Poseidôn assembled the Nere
violence2066, and Pelops on her complaint flung him into the sea2067.
To
the vengeance of Hermes for the death of his son
ω), in allusion to his hunting, or to the storms which he raised2147.
To
the Grecian herdsman or hunter therefore at parti
ong that way, not even The fluttering pigeons which the ambrosia bear
To
father Zeus, but always the smooth rock Takes one
ssign a date long posterior to the commencement of the Christian æra.
To
these are to be added the detached notices in oth
hree books put into verse the events before, in, and after the Ilias.
To
these later times also belong the tasteless pragm
y actually invade and conquer a powerful realm on the coast of Asia ?
To
this we are inclined to answer in the negative. W
efore man, and because like a father he gives life, health and food.”
To
this we may add the testimony of Servius, who say
she stoops each night, Gilding the mountain with her brother's light,
To
kiss her sweetest. 2041. Il. ix. 709. 750 ; xx
arliest kings of Greece : Minos the first king and lawgiver of Crete.
To
these Buttmann (Mythol. ii. 232. seq.) joins the
ught her to celebrate me, and they have declared she is hirer than I.
To
punish their presumption, you must do as I comman
orce you to marry him; but instead of obeying her, I gave you myself!
To
reward my tenderness, you formed a design to kill
im, that if his treachery should be known, every one would abhor him.
To
prevent Philomela from ever proclaiming it, he cu
, but to tempt them to some wicked act, or to deprive them of reason.
To
do this, Juno descended to Hades, or the realm of
nds. Juno cast an unpitying look at them, and turned toward Sisyphus.
To
him she exclaimed, “Eternal toil and eternal fati
of Atlas, king of the country. Atlas was famous for his great wealth.
To
him belonged innumerable docks and herds, and the
isherman of Seriphus was highly esteemed. There, an altar was raised,
To
the Memory of Dictys, the friend of Danæ and Pers
e instantly suspected that he was the cause of that noonday darkness.
To
satisfy herself, she immediately took her car, dr
d, and do not believe that I am, like yourself, descended from Jove.”
To
settle the question, Phæton immediately sought hi
. “Audacious young man,” replied the god; “you know not what you ask.
To
conduct the flaming car of day is an enterprise w
ods and goddesses. They married and had children, just as mortals do.
To
make the resemblance between gods and men more co
Themis. They were three in number — Clotho*, Lachesis*, and Atropos*.
To
them was intrusted the management of the thread o
d never look upon another object, Tiresias was struck with blindness.
To
alleviate his misfortune, Athene bestowed upon hi
island. “From morn
To
noon lie fell, from noon to dewy eve, A summer’s
times, when consulted, he evaded an answer by a sudden metamorphosis.
To
those only who held him fast did he appear in his
ices, Tydeus*, Amphiaraus, Capaneus*, Parthenopæus*, and Hippomedon*.
To
oppose each of these leaders, Eteocles placed wit
advanced fearlessly and began striking off the heads with his sword.
To
his amazement, in the place of each head he struc
cess, laid an ambush for him, and he was thus treacherously murdered.
To
avenge the death of his son, Minos invaded Attica
ing her in a general sacrifice to the gods after a bountiful harvest.
To
punish this neglect, she sent a huge wild boar, w
told by the oracle to avoid marriage, as it would prove fatal to her.
To
all suitors she proposed a race, promising to be
prophet Phineus* reigned, whom the gods had punished with blindness.
To
complete his misery, he was perpetually tormented
ile. Il laissa pour enfans ou du moins se scinda et donna naissance à
To
ou la Terre, supposée ainsi être un mâle, et à Po
marius, 22. Tmole, 17, 36, 47, 56, 70, 83, 99, 263, 282. Tmolus, 241.
To
, 385. Tœditera, 57. Tœgar, 391. Tœdifera, 136. To
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